National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) in October 2015 struck down both 99th constitutional amendment act and National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, 2014. The reason stated by SCI was that it undermines the independence of Judiciary and involvement of executive would compromise the integrity of SCI.

What is a Collegium System?

  • A collegium system for appointment of judges is a body headed by chief justice of India and consisting of 4 other senior-most judges (SCI) which recommends judges to be appointed in SC/HC to the President.
  • NJAC Act, 2014 proposed to change the appointments ....
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