Q.1079

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A retired Justice of a State High Court is famous for important judgments such as the one regarding the abolition of carrying of night soil on head by "low caste persons". He was in the news in 2013 since he refused to take up an important Public Office in the state.

Identify the person and the Public Office.

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This is Justice R.A.Mehta, who did not accept the post of Gujarat Lokayukta because of the perceived damage to his credibility by the Gujarat government and possible non-cooperation from the government while performing his duties. More here.

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