National Judicial Appointments Commission brought into force by Constitutional Amendment
Q. On 13th Apr’15, which commission has been brought by the government into force along with a constitutional amendment act to appoint members to the higher judiciary replacing the collegium system?- Published on 31 Jul 15a. National Collegium Commission
b. National Judicial Appointments Commission
c. Judicial Collegiums Commisssion
d. Judicial Commission
ANSWER: National Judicial Appointments Commission
The NJAC membership will include two senior most Judges of the Supreme Court, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, two eminent persons to be nominated by a committee of the Prime Minister of India, the Chief Justice of India, and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of the People. However, the new body may take some time to come into being.
