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Which landmark Supreme Court case established the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) as unconstitutional and void, reaffirming the Collegium system?
A. Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)
B. S.P. Gupta case (1981)
C. Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2015)✓ Correct Answer
D. Maneka Gandhi case (1978)
💡 Solution & Explanation
In the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India judgment delivered in 2015, the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act as unconstitutional, ruling that they infringed upon judicial independence.
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