In Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v Union of India (2015), a five-judge Bench of the…
By its order of 16 October 2015, the Court declared that "The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 is declared unconstitutional and void", struck down the…
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In Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v Union of India (2015), a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India decided the challenge to the National Judicial Appointments Commission. What did the Court order?
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By its order of 16 October 2015, the Court declared that "The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 is declared unconstitutional and void", struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014 in the same words, and declared the pre-amendment collegium system operative. The Court expressly rejected the prayer to refer the case to a larger Bench for reconsideration of the Second and Third Judges cases. It then listed the matter to consider measures to improve the collegium system.
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