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UPSC 2019: Consider the following statements : 1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review. 2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 only
Article 329A that placed the election of the Prime Minister (and other high offices) beyond the courts was inserted by the 39th Constitutional Amendment of 1975, not by the 44th Amendment; hence Statement 1 is incorrect. The Supreme Court, in October 2015, struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment/NJAC Act for violating the independence of the judiciary, making Statement 2 correct. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-ninth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_India?utm_source=openai))
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