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Consider the following statements about the power of the President to consult the Supreme Court…

Under Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the minimum number of Judges who are to sit for the purpose of hearing any reference under Article 143 shall be five, and under…

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Consider the following statements about the power of the President to consult the Supreme Court (Article 143) –
(i) The minimum number of judges who are to sit for the purpose of hearing any reference under article 143 shall be five.
(ii) No report shall be made under article 143 save in accordance with an opinion also delivered in open court.
Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

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Under Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the minimum number of Judges who are to sit for the purpose of hearing any reference under Article 143 shall be five, and under Article 145(4), no report shall be made under Article 143 save in accordance with an opinion also delivered in open court. Thus both (i) and (ii) are correct.

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