Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding Ninth Schedule of the Constitution? 1. It was added to the constitution by the first Amendment. 2. Currently the laws placed under it are outside the purview of judicial review. 3. Acts of the State legislatures cannot be put under it by the Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer:

B. 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Ninth Schedule was added by the 1st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1951. Statement 2 is incorrect: Following the I.R. Coelho case (2007), laws placed in the Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973, are open to judicial review if they violate the basic structure of the Constitution. Statement 3 is incorrect: The Parliament can place both central and state laws in the Ninth Schedule.