Article 124B of the Constitution of India
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Article 124B of the Constitution of India is a provision introduced by the 99th Constitutional Amendment that outlines the functions of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) in the appointment and transfer of judges in the higher judiciary.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
High Courts in India
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentNumber | 99 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| definesFunctionsOf | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | constitutional law ⓘ |
| functionAssigned |
to ensure that the persons recommended are of ability and integrity
ⓘ
to recommend persons for appointment as Chief Justice of India ⓘ to recommend persons for appointment as Chief Justices of High Courts ⓘ to recommend persons for appointment as judges of High Courts ⓘ to recommend persons for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ to recommend transfer of Chief Justices of High Courts ⓘ to recommend transfer of judges of High Courts ⓘ |
| governingBodyMentioned | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
99th Constitutional Amendment of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | inoperative ⓘ |
| linkedInstitution |
Executive of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate the procedure for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts
ⓘ
to regulate the procedure for transfer of Chief Justices and other judges of High Courts ⓘ to specify the functions of the National Judicial Appointments Commission ⓘ |
| reasonForInoperativeStatus | struck down by the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| relatedProvision |
Article 124A of the Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 124C of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
judicial appointments
ⓘ
judicial transfers ⓘ |
| relatesTo | National Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedMechanism | collegium system for appointment of judges (attempted) ⓘ |
| statusAfterJudgment | void ⓘ |
| struckDownBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struckDownInCase | Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2015) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struckDownYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| subject |
appointment of judges of the higher judiciary
ⓘ
transfer of judges of the higher judiciary ⓘ |
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