NJAC Act

Ram Madhav writes: Why judiciary must revisit the NJAC middle path

March 29, 2025 11:09 am

As Parliament is once again seized of the matter, it may be time both the judiciary and the executive give serious thought to the NJAC. After all, nobody can say that eminent justices like H R Khanna, V R Krishna Iyer or M N Venkatachaliah were political appointees just because they were appointed before the collegium system came into vogue

Why NJAC was struck down by the Supreme Court, can it be brought back?

March 28, 2025 9:53 pm

The mechanism, which gave the government a foot in the door in appointing judges, was struck down by the SC in 2015. The discovery of cash at the residence of a HC judge has given the issue a new lease of life

Knowledge Nugget: Amid Justice Verma cash at home row, why should UPSC aspirants revisit 'Three Judges Cases'?

April 01, 2025 12:02 pm

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar raises the NJAC Act in the Rajya Sabha. The Act, though declared unconstitutional, sought to replace the Three Judges Cases-based collegium system. What were the Three Judges Cases? In 'Beyond the Nugget,' learn about the impeachment process of judges.

Fali S Nariman: ‘You can criticise it but no one must shake the foundation. Then, it becomes an earthquake’

May 02, 2023 10:38 am

Nariman said that even if tested again, the Supreme Court will defend the Basic Structure doctrine.

V-P Dhankar v Opposition: A question of propriety

February 22, 2023 12:33 am

By engaging in what looks like a partisan political exercise against Opposition, V-P Dhankhar undermines Parliament, his office.

SC refuses urgent listing of plea for review of NJAC verdict

August 30, 2017 4:22 pm

The Supreme Court had struck the NJAC Act and the Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014, leading to the revival of the collegium system of appointment of judges. The NJAC was perceived by some in the legal fraternity as an attempt to interfere with the independence of judiciary.

Parliament has power to govern criteria to appoint judges: Govt

December 04, 2015 3:39 am

Gowda said after the order, the collegium system of appointment of judges has been again declared as operational.

Across the aisle: The NJAC conundrum

November 01, 2015 12:00 am

Sober reflection will lead to the conclusion that the predominant role may belong to the Chief Justice of India (and the collegium), but there must be checks and balances and the Executive also must have a role.

NJAC was the people’s will

December 09, 2021 6:24 am

The most important structure of the Constitution is parliamentary democracy and Parliament represents the will of the sovereign.

Making collegium system better: what the govt could argue

October 23, 2015 12:17 am