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Consider the following statements regarding the Supreme Court's advisory opinion under Article 143 on executive assent to Bills: Statement I: The President of India invoked Article 143 to seek the Supreme Court's opinion on whether judicial orders can prescribe timelines for Governors in granting assent to State Bills. Statement II: The advisory opinion given by the Supreme Court under Article 143 is legally binding and enforceable on the executive, similar to a regular court judgment. Statement III: The reference was triggered by judicial interpretations that attempted to impose temporal restrictions or 'deemed assent' on the executive's assent process. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I.✓
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, but only one of them explains Statement I.
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct, and both of them explain Statement I.
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Only one of the Statements II and III is correct, and that explains Statement I.
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