Which Constitutional Amendment Act created the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), which was later struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional?

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The 99th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2014 sought to replace the collegium system of judicial appointments with the National Judicial Appointments Commission, but the Supreme Court struck it down as unconstitutional in 2015. Other amendments like the 91st dealt with anti-defection and the size of councils of ministers. The landmark NJAC ruling reaffirmed the primacy of the judiciary in safeguarding its institutional independence.