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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Neither 1 nor 2
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Under Article 220, a retired permanent judge of a High Court can practice in the Supreme Court as well as in other High Courts (except the one where they served as a permanent judge). Statement 2 is incorrect: Under Article 217(2), a person must have held a judicial office in India for at least ten years (not five years) or been an advocate of a High Court for at least ten years to be qualified for appointment as a High Court judge.
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