Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2014 Political Science
In India, the 'Collegium System' was first introduced in relation to
AExecutive
BLegislature
CJudiciary ✓ Correct
DUnion-state relations
Correct answer: (C) Judiciary — The Collegium System relates to the judiciary, as it is the mechanism for appointing and transferring judges of the higher judiciary.
Explanation
★The Collegium System relates to the judiciary, as it is the mechanism for appointing and transferring judges of the higher judiciary.
★It was evolved by the Supreme Court through its own judgments and is not found in the original Constitution or any Act of Parliament.
★It developed through the SP Gupta case of 1982, the Second Judges case of 1993 and the Third Judges case through Special Reference 1 of 1998.
★Under the system, the Chief Justice of India and a collegium of senior judges recommend the appointment and transfer of judges.
★It is grounded in the principle of judicial independence, which insulates judicial appointments from the legislature and the executive.
★The 99th Amendment of 2014 tried to replace it with the National Judicial Appointments Commission, but the Supreme Court struck that down in 2015.
★For NET, link the Collegium System with the three Judges cases and the quashing of the NJAC.
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