Q. Consider the following statements:

1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except the Supreme Court.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: The first statement is incorrect as the Constitution allows a retired High Court judge to practice before the Supreme Court and other High Courts, but not in the same High Court or lower courts. The second statement is also incorrect because Article 217 mandates at least ten years of judicial office or advocate practice for High Court judge eligibility, not five.