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UPSC 2019: Consider the following statements: 1. The motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. 2. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what constitutes 'incapacity and proved misbehaviour' of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India. 3. The details of the process of impeachment of the Judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. 4. If the motion for the impeachment of a Judge is taken up for voting, the law requires the motion to be backed by each House of the Parliament and supported by a majority of total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of total members of that House present and voting. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)3 only
(c)3 and 4 only
(d)1, 3 and 4
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 3 and 4 only
Under the Judges (Inquiry) Act 1968 the Speaker/Chairman may admit or refuse an impeachment motion, so Statement 1 is wrong. Salaries and service conditions of Supreme Court judges are fixed by Parliament as a whole (Art. 125), not by the Rajya Sabha alone—Statement 2 is wrong. The Act of 1968 prescribes the detailed impeachment procedure (Statement 3 correct). Article 124(4) requires (i) a majority of the total membership and (ii) a two-thirds majority of members present & voting in each House, so Statement 4 is correct. Thus only 3 and 4 are correct. ([prsindia.org](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/how-the-current-impeachment-law-for-removal-of-judges-was-shaped?utm_source=openai))
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