UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · Question 88

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation

Article 128 allows the CJI, with the President's previous consent, to request a retired SC judge to sit. High Courts, as courts of record, can review their own judgments.