LANDMARK CASE
Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association v. Union of India (NJAC)
(2016) 5 SCC 1 · Supreme Court of India · Constitutional law
At a glance
- Citation: (2016) 5 SCC 1
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Constitutional law
- In one line: By 4 to 1, the NJAC was struck down as violating judicial independence, and the collegium was restored.
1 Facts
The 99th Amendment and the NJAC Act replaced the collegium with a commission.
2 Issue
Is the NJAC constitutional?
3 What the court decided
By 4 to 1, the NJAC was struck down as violating judicial independence, and the collegium was restored.
4 Why it matters
It reaffirmed judicial primacy in appointments.
5 Think about it
Can judicial independence and transparency both be achieved?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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- Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib Sehravardi (1981) 1 SCC 722
- Anuj Garg v. Hotel Association of India (2008) 3 SCC 1
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