SC Strucks NJAC as Unconstitutional – NJAC Vs. Collegium

Advocate Anandaday Misshra What was challenged? Validity of NJAC Act amendment under the 99th Constitutional Amendment Act and the NJAC Act 2014 What was the Length Of Hearing in SC? 30 days Who Favored? The Supreme Court Bar Association favoured NJAC for appointment and transfer of judges. It advocated that it can probe cases of misconduct by judges, including those from the highest judiciary. Who Stood Against? Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) and others contended that the new legislation would compromise the freedom of judiciary. Who were there th...