Which of the following is true in respect of Independence of Judiciary in India?

Judiciary's independence is linked to its role as the watch-dog in a democracy. It monitors and maintains the checks and balances over the other arms of the government. Both 1 and 2 None of the above

Both 1 and 2

Judiciary's independence is linked to its role as the watch-dog in a democracy. It monitors and maintains the checks and balances over the other arms of the government. Thus judiciary emerges as a mediator when any organ of the government exercises 'excess power' which tends to violate the larger societal or individual interest. Both the Supreme Court and the High Courts are courts of record and possess the power to punish for contempt against the judiciary or judges