Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Chief Justice of India? 1. The Constitution of India explicitly mandates that only the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court can be appointed as the CJI. 2. The CJI acts as the 'Master of the Roster', possessing the exclusive prerogative to constitute benches and allocate cases.

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B) 2 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because the seniority rule is a strong convention reaffirmed by the Second Judges Case (1993), but it is not explicitly written in the Constitution. Statement 2 is correct as the CJI holds the administrative power as Master of the Roster to allocate cases and form benches.

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