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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: The Parliament has the power to place laws in the Ninth Schedule via constitutional amendment acts under Article 31-B.
Statement 2 is incorrect: In I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007), a nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court held that all laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973 (the date of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment) are subject to judicial review if they violate fundamental rights or the basic structure of the Constitution.
Statement 2 uses absolute language ('cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made'). In India, Judicial Review is a basic structure of the Constitution, making absolute immunity of any schedule false.
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