Consider the following statements with reference to Judiciary. Article 127 has…
2026
Consider the following statements with reference to Judiciary.
Article 127 has the provision for the appointment of ad-hoc judges.
Article 138 has the provision for the attendance of retired judges at sittings of the Supreme Court.
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code :
- A.
Both 1 and 2
- B.
Neither 1 nor 2
- C.
Only 2
- D.
Only 1
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Correct answer: D
Chapter IV (The Union Judiciary) of Part V of the Constitution (Articles 124-147) deals with the Union Judiciary, and each article in this chapter assigns one specific, distinct function - appointment of judges, ad hoc arrangements, jurisdiction, procedure and so on. A 'consider the statements' question that pairs an article number with a described function must be checked article-by-article against the actual constitutional text, since two statements can share a similar sentence structure while only one correctly matches its cited article to its true subject matter.
Checking each statement's article citation against its actual constitutional function:
Article | Actual constitutional provision |
|---|---|
Article 127 | Appointment of ad hoc judges of the Supreme Court when a quorum is not available |
Article 128 | Attendance of retired Supreme Court / High Court judges at sittings of the Supreme Court |
Article 138 | Enlargement of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court |
Statement 1 attributes the ad hoc judges provision to Article 127 - this matches the table above, so Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 attributes the attendance of retired judges to Article 138, but that article actually deals with enlargement of jurisdiction; the retired-judges provision belongs to Article 128 instead - so Statement 2 cites the wrong article and is false.
Cross-checking independently: Articles 127, 128 and 138 are three distinct provisions in the same chapter, each governing a separate matter, so the mismatch in Statement 2 cannot be explained away as an alternate reading of Article 138. With Statement 1 verified true and Statement 2 verified false, the combination that holds is Statement 1 only.