With reference to the High Court Judges in India consider the following statements A person who has ...........

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With reference to the High Court Judges in India, consider the following statements:

A person, who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court, can plead or act in any capacity in the Supreme Court only.
A person holding a judicial office in India for at least 7 years is qualified for the appointment as a Judge of the High Court.

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: Article 220 prohibits a person who has held the office of a permanent Judge of a High Court to plead, from acting or pleading in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
Statement 2 is not correct: Article 217(2) of the Constitution provides that person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court unless he is a citizen of India, and:
Has for ten years held a judicial office in the territory of India, or Has at least for ten years been an advocate of High Court or of two more such courts in succession.