Given below are two statements : Assertion (A) : The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested in the President. Reason (R) : The President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are independent of legislative Control. In the context of the above, select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes:

Assertion (A) states that the Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested in the President. This is explicitly stated in Article 53(2) of the Constitution of India, which says, "The supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union shall be vested in the President and the exercise thereof shall be regulated by law." Therefore, Assertion (A) is true. Reason (R) claims that the President's powers as Commander-in-Chief are independent of legislative control. This is false. Article 53(2) itself states that the exercise of the supreme command "shall be regulated by law." This means Parliament has the power to make laws governing how the President exercises this command. The President acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, which is accountable to Parliament. Thus, the President's powers are not independent of legislative control.