It was created by and evolved through three Supreme Court judgments, which are collectively known as the ‘ Judges Cases’. The Constitution of India does not mention the collegium system. The NJAC Act proposed the establishment of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), consisting of members of the judiciary, executive, and civil society, to replace the collegium system. That is, judges are appointed by a group of other judges from within the system. 1 For more than two decades, judges of India’s Supreme Court and High Courts have been appointed through the collegium system, which is in essence one of self-selection. ![]() By a 4:1 majority, it struck down the Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014 and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 (NJAC Act), which sought to replace the existing ‘ collegium’ system of appointments to the higher judiciary with a new one. ![]() ![]() In 47October 2015, the Supreme Court of India delivered one of its most significant judgments.
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