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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| Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | constitutional amendment of India ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NJAC Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedProvision |
Article 124 of the Constitution of India
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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
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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
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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
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to replace the collegium system for judicial appointments ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | basic structure doctrine ⓘ |
| relatedReform | judicial reforms in India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014
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collegium system of judicial appointments in India ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | collegium system for appointment of judges ⓘ |
| shortName |
99th Constitutional Amendment Act
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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
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judicial transfers ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | structural change in judicial appointment process ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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Article 124 of the Constitution of India
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Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
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