With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements:Any retired judge of the Supre

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With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements:Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with prior permission of the President of India.A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement as the Supreme Court does.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Article 128: The Chief Justice of India may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the Federal Court or who has held the office of a Judge of a High Court and is duly qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court. Thus, statement 1 is correct.Article 215: Every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself. As a court of record, a High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement (Pottakalathil Ramakrishnan v. Thahsildar, Tirur & ors.). Thus, statement 2 is also correct.Correct Answer: CSource: Laxmikanth