With reference to Indian Judiciary, consider the following statements:
1. 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.
2. 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?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Under Article 128 of the Constitution of India, the Chief Justice of India may at any time, with the prior consent of the President and the person concerned, request any retired judge of the Supreme Court (or a retired High Court judge qualified for appointment to the Supreme Court) to sit and act as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Statement 2 is correct: Under Article 215, every High Court is designated as a Court of Record, possessing inherent powers to correct mistakes, prevent miscarriage of justice, and review its own orders and judgments, similar to the review jurisdiction vested in the Supreme Court under Article 137.
Hence, both statements 1 and 2 are correct — Option C.