National Judicial Appointment Commission NJAC was in news recently Which of the following is true ab...........

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National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) was in news recently. Which of the following is true about the same?

It was to make the appointment of high court and Supreme Court judges and chief justices.

It was to replace current system of competitive examination for the appointment of lower judiciary.

PM of India was supposed to be its chairman

Both (a) and (c)

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Explanation:

1st option is correct.

National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) was a proposed body which would have been responsible for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in India. The Commission was established by amending the Constitution of India through the ninety-ninth constitution amendment vide the Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 passed by the Lok Sabha on 13 August 2014 and by the Rajya Sabha on 14 August 2014.