Collegium System Act case

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) case
gptkbp:cause violation of basic structure of the Constitution
gptkbp:citation Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2015) 6 SCC 408
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 2015
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy Justice J. Chelameswar
gptkbp:followedBy Collegium system reforms debate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Collegium System Act case
gptkbp:impact Reaffirmed judicial primacy in appointments
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Justice_J.S._Khehar
gptkbp:powers 5-judge Constitution Bench
gptkbp:relatedTo Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014
gptkbp:result NJAC Act and 99th Constitutional Amendment struck down
gptkbp:subject Judicial appointments
gptkbp:upheld Collegium system for appointment of judges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Judiciary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6