With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements : 1. Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with prior permission of the President of India. 2. A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement as the Supreme Court does. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is Option 1.

Statement 1 is correct: Under Article 128 of the Indian Constitution, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) can request a retired judge of the Supreme Court or a retired judge of a High Court (who is duly qualified) to sit and act as a judge of the Supreme Court for a temporary period. This requires the prior consent of the President and the person to be appointed.

Statement 2 is incorrect in the strict constitutional sense. While the Supreme Court is explicitly granted the power to review its judgments under Article 137, there is no corresponding specific article for High Courts. Although High Courts, as Courts of Record under Article 215, exercise inherent powers to review their judgments to prevent a miscarriage of justice, they do not possess the specific constitutional "power of review" in the same manner as the Supreme Court.