Arrange the following landmark judicial pronouncements that shaped the appointment process of High Court and Supreme Court judges in India in chronological order (from earliest to latest): 1. Special Reference No. 1 of 1998 (Third Judges Case) 2. S.P. Gupta v. Union of India (First Judges Case) 3. Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (Second Judges Case) 4. Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (Fourth Judges Case) Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Options:

• A: 2 - 1 - 3 - 4
• B: 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
• C: 3 - 2 - 1 - 4
• D: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

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