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ANALYSIS OF COLLEGIUM SYSTEM: THROUGH THE INTERVENTION OF JUDICIARY

  ANALYSIS OF COLLEGIUM SYSTEM: THROUGH THE INTERVENTION OF JUDICIARY Authors: Abhishek A. Aghav, Tejas S. Kotkar, Shreya R. Boke. Students of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad. ABSTRACT : S upreme law of the land that establishes the division of powers. The three pillars of the constitution—the legislature, the executive branch, and the judiciary—give enormous weight to the question of whether or not those powers are truly exercised.   This paper aims to scrutinize the collegium system and how   Intervention   of executive is taking place in the matter of appointment of judges and declaring NJAC as Unconstitutional. The judiciary in India is exempt from legislative and executive authority, including the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, according to the constitution. Although the collegium system has been in place for decades to appoint judges, concerns over its legitimacy and constitutionality were raised in 2014 with the establishment of...