Owing to this judgement the Chief Justice of India enjoyed primacy over the Executive in matters of nomination of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts as well as matters of transfer of Judges and Chief Justices of High Courts. Though widely criticised by several jurists, this judgement held good for over two decades till 2014 when the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act was passed. This landmark judgement based on independence of Judiciary as a part of basic structure of the Constitution, along with the third Judge’s case firmly established the collegium system in India for the nomination of Judges to the Supreme Court and High Court. Union of India, also called the second Judge’s case was adjudged by a nine judge bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the decision was given on 6th October 1993. Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association and Others v.
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