Question

Which of the following is not the feature of NJAC Act, which was to create the Commission but has been declared by SC as invalid?

• A. It gives the executive an equal role in the appointment of judges to the highest judiciary, as a constitutional body.
• B. It specifies amendments to Articles 124 (2) and 217 (1) that deals with the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, respectively.
• C. The judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts will be appointed by the President in consultation with the NJAC.
• D. It gives NJAC a statutory status for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts

Answer 1

The correct option is D

It gives NJAC a statutory status for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts

Main Features of the NJAC Act, 2014

• It gives NJAC a Constitutional status for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
• It also gives the executive an equal role in the appointment of judges to the highest judiciary, as a constitutional body.
• It specifies amendments to Articles 124 (2) and 217 (1) that deals with the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts, respectively.
• Now the judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts will be appointed by the President in consultation with the NJAC.
• Once the NJAC is in place then Union government has to intimate NJAC within 30 day about the vacancies in the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Vacancies to come up within the next six months should also be intimated to the commission in advance.