A person to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court should have which of the following qualific...........

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A person to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court should have which of the following qualifications?

1.He should be a citizen of India.

2.He should have been a judge of a High Court (or high courts in succession) for ten years.

3.He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president.

Choose the correct statement/s

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Explanation:

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He should be a citizen of India. (Correct)

He should have been a judge of a High Court (or high courts in succession) for ten years. (Incorrect - The correct requirement is that the person should have been a judge of a High Court for at least five years or an advocate for at least ten years or a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president.)

He should be a distinguished jurist in the opinion of the president. (Correct)