JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT IN INDIA: NEED OF THE HOUR NJAC

AUTHORS – MANDEEP SINGH YADAV* & AKSHAY KUMAR**

* STUDENT AT LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, FACULTY OF UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY. EMAIL- YADAVSINGHMANDEEP2906@GMAIL.COM

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, FACULTY OF UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY. EMAIL – AKSHAYKUMAR@UUMAIL.COM

BEST CITATION – MANDEEP SINGH YADAV & AKSHAY KUMAR, JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT IN INDIA: NEED OF THE HOUR NJAC, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (6) OF 2025, PG. 558-568, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

Abstract

“Within the scope of this research study, India’s judicial appointment system is investigated, with a particular emphasis placed on the ongoing discussion over the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC). Through the use of judicial interpretation, the article illustrates the development of judicial nominations, beginning with the constitutional requirements and culminating in the establishment of the Collegium system. The Fourth Judges Case of 2015, which declared the 99th Constitutional Amendment and the NJAC Act to be invalid, is subjected to a critical analysis in this document. According to the findings of the study, the reasons for and against the NJAC are evaluated, and concerns regarding democratic accountability against judicial independence are investigated. The purpose of this essay is to add to the academic conversation on the topic of attaining a balanced, transparent, and successful judicial appointment system in India. It does this by comparing India’s system with appointment processes in other democracies, reviewing recent trends, and providing prospective reform options.”

Keywords: Judicial appointments, National Judicial Appointments Commission, Collegium system, Judicial independence, Constitutional reforms, Supreme Court of India