Article 3 - Insertion of new Articles 124-A, 124-B and 124-C - Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014

Insertion of new Articles 124-A, 124-B and 124-C. 3. 2 [ After Article 124 of the Constitution, the following articles shall be inserted , namely National Judicial Appointments Commission. 124-A. (1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the National Judicial Appointments Commission consisting of the following, namely ( a ) the Chief Justice of India, Chairperson, ex officio; ( b ) two other senior Judges of the Supreme Court next to the Chief Justice of India Members, ex officio; ( c ) the Union Minister in charge of Law and Justice Member, ex officio; ( d ) two eminent persons to be nominated by the committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition in the House of the People or where there is no such Leader of Opposition, then, the Leader of single largest Opposition Party in the House of the People Members: Provided that one of the eminent person shall be nominated from amongst the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities or Women: Provided further that an eminent person shall be nominated for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for re-nomination. (2) No act or proceedings of the National Judicial Appointments Commission shall be questioned or be invalidated merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission. Functions of Commission. 124-B. It shall be the duty of the National Judicial Appointments Commission to ( a ) recommend persons for appointment as Chief Justice of India, Judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of High Courts and other Judges of High Courts; ( b ) recommend transfer of Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts from one High Court to any other High Court; and ( c ) ensure that the person recommended is of ability and integrity. Power of Parliament to make law. 124-C. 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. . ] ***************** NOTES: - 1 . Shall come into force w.e.f. 13th day of April, 2015 Vide S.O. 999(E), dated 13.04.2015 . 2 . Declared unconstitutional by Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Assn. v. Union of India, 2015 (10) TMI 2687 - Supreme Court