Which Constitutional Amendment Act provided for the creation of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC), which was later struck down by the Supreme Court?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Ninety-Ninth Constitutional Amendment Act sought to replace the collegium system of judicial appointments with the National Judicial Appointments Commission to ensure executive and legislative representation in judicial selections. The Supreme Court struck down this amendment in the landmark Fourth Judges Case, ruling that it violated the foundational doctrine of the separation of powers and judicial independence. Other legislative attempts, such as the hundred and first amendment, dealt with the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax across the nation. The collegium system therefore remains the constitutional mechanism for appointing higher judiciary judges in India.