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If the offices of President and Vice-President of India are both vacant and the Chief Justice of India…

Section 3 of the President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969, places the Chief Justice of India first. If the Chief Justice is unavailable, the senior-most available judge…

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If the offices of President and Vice-President of India are both vacant and the Chief Justice of India is available, who discharges the President's functions?

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Section 3 of the President (Discharge of Functions) Act, 1969, places the Chief Justice of India first. If the Chief Justice is unavailable, the senior-most available judge of the Supreme Court discharges the functions.

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Option A

The President (Discharge of Functions) Act assigns this function to the Chief Justice or the statutory judicial fallback.

Option B

The Speaker has no role in the succession described by section 3.

Option C

The presiding role in the Rajya Sabha does not supply a successor during the simultaneous vacancy.

Option D

The available Chief Justice of India discharges the President's functions under section 3.

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