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In the context of the organization of the Supreme Court of India, consider the following statements:

The number of Judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts is prescribed by the Parliament.
Originally, the strength of the Judges in the Supreme Court was fixed by the Indian Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is not correct: The number of Judges in the Supreme Court is decided by the Parliament under Article 124(1) of the Constitution of India. The number of Judges in the High Court is decided at the discretion of the President, under Article 216 of the Constitution of India.

Statement 2 is correct: Originally, the strength of the Judges in the Supreme Court was fixed by the Constitution as Chief Justice of India and no more than seven other judges; until the Parliament by law prescribes a larger number. Thus, under the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2008, the present strength of the Supreme Court is 31 Judges including the Chief Justice of India.