Who was the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?

Hari Singh
Karan Singh
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah
Mehar Chand Mahajan

The correct answer is D. Mehar Chand Mahajan.

Mehar Chand Mahajan was the third Chief Justice of India, serving from 1954 to 1960. He was born in 1886 in Jammu and Kashmir, and studied law at the University of Punjab. He began his legal career as a lawyer in Lahore, and later served as a judge in the Punjab High Court. In 1947, he was appointed as a judge of the Federal Court of India, which later became the Supreme Court of India. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of India in 1954, and served in that position until his retirement in 1960.

Hari Singh was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1925 to 1953. He was born in 1895, and died in 1967. He was not a judge or a lawyer.

Karan Singh was the son of Hari Singh, and the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. He was born in 1931, and is still alive. He was not a judge or a lawyer.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was a Kashmiri politician who led the struggle for Kashmir’s independence from India. He was born in 1905, and died in 1982. He was not a judge or a lawyer.