Court: Supreme Court of India · Date: 16 October 2015 · Citation: (2016) 5 SCC 1
Case
Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Assn. v. Union of India (NJAC)
Facts
Challenge to the NJAC constitutional amendment and Act altering judicial appointments.
Legal issues
Validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission replacing the collegium.
Law / provisions
Constitutional amendments / statutes creating NJAC; judicial independence / basic structure.
Holding
NJAC struck down as violating judicial independence / basic structure; collegium system retained.
Key takeaways
- Judicial independence is basic structure.
- Appointment design that compromises independence will fail.
- Collegium critique continues politically — the judgment is the legal baseline.
Significance
Definitive modern judicial-appointments basic-structure case.
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