Part V · CHAPTER IV.—THE UNION JUDICIARY
Article 124C Power of Parliament to make law.
In force
This article would have let Parliament regulate the appointment procedure for judges by law. It belongs to the National Judicial Appointments Commission scheme of the 99th Amendment. The Supreme Court struck that scheme down in 2015. No such law has been made.
- Parliament may, by law, regulate the procedure for the appointment of Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts and empower the Commission to lay down by regulations the procedure for the discharge of its functions, the manner of selection of persons for appointment and such other matters as may be considered necessary by it.
What it means
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This article would have let Parliament regulate the appointment procedure for judges by law. It belongs to the National Judicial Appointments Commission scheme of the 99th Amendment. The Supreme Court struck that scheme down in 2015. No such law has been made.