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Which Constitutional Amendment Act provided for the formation of a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 99th Amendment
  2. 103rd Amendment
  3. 97th Amendment
  4. 100th Amendment

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 99th Amendment

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) 99th Amendment šŸ“š Explanation: The 99th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2014 officially established the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) to completely replace the existing collegium system for appointing higher judiciary judges. However, in 2015, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court struck down this amendment, declaring it unconstitutional. The Court ruled that the NJAC severely compromised the absolute independence of the judiciary.