Aditya Bhushan & Vedika Jhall, Rashtriya Raksha University
INTRODUCTION
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC) designates a body in India that is in charge of the appointment and promotion of judges to the higher judiciary. JAC Bill (Judicial Appointments Commission) aimed to replace the collegium method of selecting judges for the Supreme Court and 24 High Courts with a judicial appointments commission where the executive would have a vote in selecting the judges.
Before discussing the provision and various aspects of NJAC in detail, it is prudent to look into the exiting provisions, law and customs related to appointment of Judges of Supreme Court and 24 High Courts of India.
As per Constitution of India, to maintain the independence of major four pillars of the democracy were very well laid down. The working and operation of any democratic system depend upon following four pillars and in our Constitution of India their independence ensured through defining Four Constitutional Heads as they are directly accountable to Head of State, i.e., President of India rather than Parliament of India:
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