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February 8, 2025 at 08:56 PM
Answer to Legal GK Question
Correct Answer:
C) Justice P. Govinda Menon
Explanation:
Justice P. Govinda Menon, the 16th judge of the Supreme Court of India, uniquely served as the Crown Prosecutor in 1940 at the age of 44. Later, he represented India as the Chief Indian Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trials, where he was involved in prosecuting Japanese leaders accused of war crimes during World War II. The other judges listed, like Justice M. C. Chagla, Justice H. R. Khanna, and Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, had distinguished judicial careers but did not serve in this specific international prosecutorial role.