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Under Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India, the Judges of the Supreme Court of India retire at…

Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India sets 65 years as the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge. Article 217(1) sets the ordinary retirement age for a High Court…

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Under Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India, the Judges of the Supreme Court of India retire at the age of:

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Article 124(2) of the Constitution of India sets 65 years as the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge. Article 217(1) sets the ordinary retirement age for a High Court judge at 62 years.

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Option A

'58 years' is not the constitutional retirement age of Supreme Court Judges.

Option B

Article 124(2) sets the Supreme Court retirement age at 65 years.

Option C

'62 years' is the retirement age for Judges of the High Courts under Article 217(1) of the Constitution of India, not Supreme Court Judges.

Option D

Article 124(2) sets 65 years as the retirement age for a Supreme Court judge.

Option E

'68 years' is not the retirement age prescribed by the Constitution of India for Supreme Court Judges.

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