69th BPSC Prelims (2023), question 100

🏛️ Indian Polity

  1. Collegium system: 1. SC collegium is a 5-member body headed by the CJI plus 4 seniormost judges. 2. Parliament by law evolved the collegium system. 3. Judges of SC/HCs are appointed only through collegium. 4. Introduced in 1993 by Justice P.N. Bhagwati in the First Judges Case. Which is/are correct?

    1. Only 1
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 3 and 4
    4. 1 and 3
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    Answer: D — 1 and 3

    The collegium is a judicial innovation (not made by Parliament), and it was the Second Judges Case (1993) with a different bench — so only statements 1 and 3 hold.

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