भारत सरकारने नियुक्त केलेल्या राज्यपुनर्रचना आयोगाचे अध्यक्ष कोण होते ?

The correct answer is Option C (Fazal Ali).

Key Points:
• Appointment of SRC: In December 1953, following the fast unto death of Potti Sreeramulu and the creation of Andhra State, the Union Government appointed the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC).
• Composition: The Commission was headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Fazal Ali as its Chairman/President. Its two other members were K.M. Panikkar and Hridaynath Kunzru (often referred to as the Fazal Ali Commission).
• Report Submission: The Commission submitted its historic report in September 1955, broadly accepting language as a basis of reorganization while rejecting the theory of 'one language, one state'.
• Statutory Impact: Its recommendations led to the enactment of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956, creating 14 States and 6 Union Territories.
• Key Takeaway: Justice Fazal Ali was the Chairman of the States Reorganisation Commission (1953), with Kunzru and Panikkar as members.