The correct answer is (b), Justice M.N. Venkatachalliah.
Justice M.N. Venkatachalliah was the second Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was appointed to the post on 15 January 1993 and served until 14 January 1996.
Justice Venkatachalliah was born on 17 November 1920 in the village of Venkatachalam in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. He studied law at the University of Madras and was enrolled as an advocate in the Madras High Court in 1947. He served as a judge of the Madras High Court from 1969 to 1978 and as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court from 1978 to 1985. He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1985 and served until his retirement in 1990.
After his retirement from the Supreme Court, Justice Venkatachalliah was appointed as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was a strong advocate for human rights and worked to promote and protect the rights of all people in India. He also served as the Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities and the National Commission for Women.
Justice Venkatachalliah was a highly respected jurist and a champion of human rights. He made significant contributions to the development of human rights law in India and around the world. He died on 24 December 2009 at the age of 89.
The other options are incorrect.
(a) Justice A.S. Anand was the third Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was appointed to the post on 15 January 1996 and served until 14 January 2000.
(c) Justice Shivaraj V. Patil was the fourth Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was appointed to the post on 15 January 2000 and served until 14 January 2003.
(d) Justice S. Rajendra Babu was the fifth Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was appointed to the post on 15 January 2003 and served until 14 January 2006.