Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Supreme Court's review jurisdiction and the Supriyo v. Union of India case?
1. Under Article 137 of the Constitution, a review petition is an appeal mechanism that guarantees an open-court rehearing of the entire case.
2. In the Supriyo v. Union of India review petition, the Supreme Court reiterated that legalizing same-sex marriage falls within the domain of the legislature.

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b) 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because review petitions are typically heard in chambers through circulation (without open-court oral arguments) and are restricted to correcting an 'error apparent on the face of the record', not serving as a full rehearing. Statement 2 is correct, as the Court upheld the Doctrine of Separation of Powers, deferring the creation of marriage laws to Parliament.

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