Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Article 224A of the Constitution of India deals with the appointment of retired judges at sittings of High Courts. 2. According to the recent Supreme Court directives, ad-hoc judges can only be appointed to High Courts if their judicial vacancies exceed 20% of the sanctioned strength.

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1 only — Statement 1 is correct as Article 224A allows the Chief Justice of a High Court to request a retired judge to sit and act as a judge. Statement 2 is incorrect because the Supreme Court recently waived the 2021 guideline that required vacancies to exceed 20% of the sanctioned strength before making ad-hoc appointments.

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