Which landmark Supreme Court judgment struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment and the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act for violating the independence of the judiciary?

💡 Solution & Explanation

In the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India ruling in 2015, the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act as ultra vires for compromising judicial independence. Earlier judgments like the Second and Third Judges cases had established the collegium system instead. Judicial review and landmark rulings are high-yield topics in polity preparation.