Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :
In a major political victory for the Narendra Modi government, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the landmark National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014, which was passed unanimously by the Lok Sabha yesterday.
The Bill was passed by a voice vote following a detailed discussion on the government’s proposal to scrap the existing collegium system for appointment of judges in higher courts.
A Constitution Amendment Bill to facilitate establishment of a Commission to appoint judges to higher judiciary was also passed by a majority.
It was introduced to Rajya Sabha yesterday night for its consideration.
The 99th Constitution Amendment Bill seeks to lay down the architecture for setting up of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) through another bill, aimed at overturning the two-decade-old collegium system of appointing judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts.
