Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court of India:
1. The Constitution provides for a maximum tenure of 6 years for the Supreme Court Judges.
2. The Constitution explicitly provides the grounds for the removal of a Supreme Court Judge.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Articles 124-147 of the Constitution deals with various provisions regarding the Supreme Court of India, its powers, administration and so on.
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Constitution does not prescribe tenure of a Supreme Court Judge. It only specifies that a Judge holds office until he attains the age of 65 years. So, there is no fixed tenure of the Judges of the Supreme Court. The Judge retires on attaining the age of 65 years or he/ she can resign or can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament.
Statement 2 is correct: Article 124(4) provides for the removal of the Supreme Court Judge. The Article explicitly mentions the grounds for removal of Judge- proven misbehavior or incapacity. Hence, the given statement is correct.
