banking service chronicle Published this article page no 45 the bill 124th amendment to the constitution grants constitutional status to the njac and its composition which will be headed by the chief justice of india.the approved bill provides for the new article 124a of the constitution of india which will define the composition of the jac. article 124b will identify its functions. background 99th constitution amendment 2014— the amendment bill seeks changes in articles 124217222 and 231. njac – national judicial accountability billseeks to replace the collegium system of appointing the judges of supreme court and 24 high courts with judicial appointments commission wherein the executive will have a say in appointing the judges. njac –national judicial appointment commissionis a proposed body responsible for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in india under this bill constitution of – njacsixmember commission hadthe cji as chairperson ex officio two senior most supreme court judges as members next to the cji – ex officiothe union minister of law and justice exofficiotwo eminent persons(to be nominated by a committee consisting of the cji pm and the leader of opposition in the loksabha or where there is no such leader of opposition then the leader of single largest opposition party in loksabha) provided that of the two eminent persons one person would be from the sc or st or obc or minority communities or a woman banking service chronicle magazine subscription.
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