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 The basis for appointment of Judges has always remained as the most controversial and confused job. Since Independence of our country, several attempts have been made to emerge out some single efficacious method in this regard. Collegium system has been functioning with its full force in respect of appointments to judicial offices. In order to change this stale prevailing system, in 2014 the Government came up with a Commission called as National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) which was to play a frozen role in the appointment of Judges of Supreme Court and High Court for this matter National Judicial Appointment Commission Act has been enforced. Both the bills were overwhelmingly passed by both the Houses of the Parliament without a single opposing vote. The perception of nepotism, opacity and judicial hegemony in appointments was pursued to be undone by a bipartisan NJAC. However, Justice Krishna Iyer also has rightly accepted that “Judges-Judicial Reforms in Indian Context”

Collegium System in India

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                         The Constitution alludes to the procedure of appointment of judges to the SC and HCs in Article 124 and Article 217 respectively.  It is an committee consist of CJI and 4 senior juges of Supreme court and 3 members of (concerned) high court.which takes decision related to appointment and transfer of judges of high court and supreme court in india.The 3 juges case which set down the procedure of appointing of judges(collegium system                                  I] 1st judges case or,S.P. Gupta case                                                                                   II].2 nd judges case or,SCAORA V. UOI case                                                                      III]. 3rd juges case,In Re Special Reference Case AIR 1999 SC 1                                                     1 st Judges Case: S.P.Gupta Vs. Union of India And Ors. AIR 1982 SC 149. ( 30th of December,1981 ) .This this case upheld the Primacy of Executive in appointm