Tag: National Judicial Appointments Commission
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Why the NJAC Bill deserved to be quashed!
By Adv. Mukul Anand, Alumnus, Gujarat National Law University. Strong opinions are expressed by people, criticizing the Supreme Court’s judgement, striking down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and consequently the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Bill by a 4:1 majority. Social Media is flooded with such posts and articles, and heated arguments can be seen in…
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A glance through National Judicial Appointments Commission
By Sonal Srivastava, Amity Law School, Lucknow. The Supreme Court on 16th October, 2015 unanimously declared the National Judicial Appointments Commission as unconstitutional and ordered the revival of the Supreme Court scripted two decade old ‘judges selecting judges’ collegium system. However, Supreme Court agreed that the present collegium system needs reforms and asked for suggestions from the…