Political Science · Political Institutions in India
The collegium system for judicial appointments came into being for the first time in which case?
AThe First Judges Case
BThe Second Judges Case ✓ Correct
CThe Third Judges Case
DThe Fourth Judges Case
Correct answer: (B) The Second Judges Case — The collegium system came into being in the Second Judges Case, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The collegium system came into being in the Second Judges Case, so that is the answer.
★The Second Judges Case was decided in 1993.
★It gave primacy to the judiciary in appointments.
★It created the collegium of senior judges for this purpose.
★The First Judges Case had given primacy to the executive.
★The Third Judges Case later refined the collegium.
★Thus the answer is the Second Judges Case.
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