Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014

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The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 was an Indian constitutional amendment that sought to replace the collegium system for appointing judges to the higher judiciary with a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).

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instanceOf constitutional amendment of India
abbreviation NJAC Amendment NERFINISHED
affectedProvision Article 124 of the Constitution of India
Article 217 of the Constitution of India
Article 222 of the Constitution of India
Articles 124A of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
Articles 124B of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED
Articles 124C of the Constitution of India
aimedToRegulate appointment of judges to the High Courts of India
appointment of judges to the Supreme Court of India
appliedTo higher judiciary in India
basicStructureAspectInvolved independence of the judiciary
constitutionalContext Constitution of India NERFINISHED
constitutionalNumber 99
controversy alleged encroachment on judicial independence by the executive and legislature
country India
createdBody National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED
createdCommission National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED
governsBranch judiciary of India NERFINISHED
introducedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Union of India NERFINISHED
language English
Hindi
legalDomain constitutional law of India
legalEffect would have altered the composition and role of the body appointing judges
legislature Parliament of India NERFINISHED
opposedBy sections of the legal fraternity in India
purpose to change the system of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary in India
to replace the collegium system for judicial appointments
relatedDoctrine basic structure doctrine
relatedReform judicial reforms in India
relatedTo National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 NERFINISHED
collegium system of judicial appointments in India
replacedSystem collegium system for appointment of judges
shortName 99th Constitutional Amendment Act NERFINISHED
Ninety-ninth Amendment NERFINISHED
status struck down
struckDownBy Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED
struckDownInCase Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2015) NERFINISHED
struckDownReason violation of the basic structure of the Constitution of India
subjectMatter judicial appointments
judicial transfers
typeOfChange structural change in judicial appointment process
year 2014

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Article 124 of the Constitution of India amendedBy Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014