Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of India?

Correct option is A

Correct answer: (a) Hiralal J. Kania.
Introduction:
Hiralal Jekisundas Kania was the first Chief Justice of India. He took office on 26 January 1950, when the Supreme Court of India came into being under the Constitution. Before that, he had been the first Indian Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India (from 1947), which the Supreme Court replaced. He held the post until his death in office on 6 November 1951.
Information Booster:
• The Supreme Court was inaugurated on 28 January 1950, and its first sitting was held in the Chamber of Princes in the old Parliament building.
• Kania presided over the bench in A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras (1950), which took a narrow view of Article 21 and “procedure established by law”.
• He served as Chief Justice for about 21 months (26 January 1950 to 6 November 1951).
• Article 124 of the Constitution provides for the establishment of the Supreme Court and the appointment of its judges by the President.
Additional Knowledge:
• (b) S. R. Das: Sudhi Ranjan Das was the fourth Chief Justice of India (1956-59), after M. Patanjali Sastri and Mehr Chand Mahajan.
• (c) S. M. Sikri: Sarv Mittra Sikri was the 13th Chief Justice of India (1971-73) and headed the 13-judge bench in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973).
• (d) M. C. Mahajan: Mehr Chand Mahajan was the third Chief Justice of India (1954), and he earlier served as Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1947).