In the case of Supreme Court Advocates-on- Record Association V. Union of India (2016), which…
The Court struck down the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, associated with the National Judicial Appointments Commission. The constitutional publication…
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In the case of Supreme Court Advocates-on- Record Association V. Union of India (2016), which Constitutional Amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court for being violative of "Basic structure"?
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The Court struck down the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, associated with the National Judicial Appointments Commission. The constitutional publication records the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association judgment dated 16 October 2015; its AIR citation is from 2016. The amendment identified in the question is therefore the Ninety-ninth Amendment.
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