Article 124A of the Constitution of India
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Article 124A of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Supreme Court judgment restoring collegium system ⓘ |
| amends | Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticleNumber | 124A ⓘ |
| constitutionalChapter | Chapter IV of Part V of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalPart | Part V of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalTheme |
checks and balances in judicial appointments
ⓘ
judicial appointments ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createsBody | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesCompositionOf | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesFunctionsOf | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalStatus | struck down ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide a constitutional basis for the National Judicial Appointments Commission
ⓘ
to regulate appointment and transfer of judges of higher judiciary through NJAC ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ judicial independence in India ⓘ separation of powers in India ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
appointment of judges of the High Courts in India
ⓘ
appointment of judges of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| replacedMechanism | collegium system for appointment of judges ⓘ |
| shortName | Article 124A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | inoperative after being declared unconstitutional ⓘ |
| struckDownBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struckDownInCase | Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struckDownYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| subject |
National Judicial Appointments Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
appointment of judges to the higher judiciary ⓘ |
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