Consider the following statements regarding removal of judges 1 A judge of the Supreme Court or High...........

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Consider the following statements regarding removal of judges:

1.A judge of the Supreme Court or High Court can be removed only on the ground of proven misbehaviour or incapacity.

2.A motion containing the charges against the judge must be approved by majority of total membership in both Houses of the Parliament and and a majority of at least two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

Both 1 and 2

A judge of the Supreme Court or High Court can be removed only on the ground of proven misbehavior or incapacity. This is correct, as stated in Article 124(4) for Supreme Court judges and Article 217(1)(b) for High Court judges of the Indian Constitution.

A motion containing the charges against the judge must be approved by a majority of the total membership in both Houses of Parliament and by a majority of at least two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting. This is also correct, as per the procedure outlined in Article 124(4) for Supreme Court judges and Article 217(1)(b) for High Court judges.