[124A National Judicial Appointemnts Commission:- [Constitution (Ninety ninth amendment) Act, 2014 has been struck down by the Supreme Court’s order dated 16th October 2015 ]
(1) There shall be a Commission to be known as the National Judicial Appointments Commission consisting of the following, namely:-
(a) the Chief Justice of India, chairperson, ex officio;
(b) two other senior Judges of the Supreme Court next to the Chief Justice of India – Members, ex officio;
(c) the Union Minister in charge of Law and Justice – Member, ex officio;
(d) two eminent persons to be nominated by the committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Opposition in the House of the People or where there is no such Leader of Opposition, then, the Leader of single largest Opposition Party in the House of the People – Members;
Provided that one of the eminent person shall be nominated from amongst the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities or Women:
Provided further that an eminent person shall be nominated for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for renomination.
(2) No act or proceedings of the National Judicial Appointments Commission shall be questioned or be invalidated merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission.
124B Functions of Commission:- It shall be the duty of the National Judicial Appointments Commission to-
(a) recommend persons for appointment as Chief Justice of India, Judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of High Courts and other Judges of High Courts;
(b) recommend transfer of Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts from one High Court to any other High Court; and
(c) ensure that the person recommend is of ability and integrity.
124C. Power of Parliament to make law:- Parliament may, by law, regulate the procedure for the appointment of Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts and empower the Commission to laydown by regulations the procedure for the discharge of its functions, the manner of selection of persons for appointment and such other matters as may be considered necessary by it.
Source: The Constitution Of India (AS ON 14th JANUARY 2019), Government Of India, Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department, Karnataka Official Language (Legislative) Commission and Directorate of Translations, Government of Karnataka, Page No. 48-50
