NATIONAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT COMMISSION (NJAC)
The National Judicial
Appointment Commission is a proposed body responsible for the appointment and
transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in India. The National Judicial
Appointment Commission is established through ninety-ninth constitution amendment
Act. The amendment bill was passed by the parliament of India and ratified by
16 of the state legislature. The National Judicial Appointment Commission bill
finally got the assent of the president in December, 2014. The proposed bill
aims to end the former colleges system of appointment of judges in higher
judiciary. However, the proposed bill for National Judicial Appointment
Commission has been challenged in Supreme Court of India.
Composition of National Judicial Appointment Commission:
1. Chief
Justice of India (Chair Person- ex-officio-member)
2. Two
other Senior Judges of Supreme Court next to Chief Justice of India
(ex-officio-member)
3. The
Union Minister of Law and Justice. (ex-officio-member)
4. Two
eminent person to be nominated. (One person should be from SC or ST or OBC or
Minority or Women)
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