National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) comprises who among the following?

Chief Justice of India

Union Minister of Law and Justice

An eminent person nominated by a committee consisting of CJI, Union Miniter of Law and Justice, Leaders of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

One of the two nominated eminent persons should be a woman.

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Article 124A created the National Judicial Appointments Commission(NJAC), a constitutional body to replace the collegium system
The Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, which established the NJAC and the NJAC Act, was passed by Parliament in 2014 to set up a commission for appointing judges, replacing the Collegium system.
The NJAC was to comprise the Chief Justice of India as the ex officio Chairperson, two senior-most Supreme Court Judges as ex officio members, the Union Minister of Law and Justice as ex officio member, and two eminent persons from civil society — one of whom would be nominated by a committee consisting of the CJI, Prime Minster and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the other would be nominated from the SC/ST/OBC/minority communities or women.
The laws were repealed in October 2015 after the Supreme Court struck them down.

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Article 124A created the National Judicial Appointments Commission(NJAC), a constitutional body to replace the collegium system
The Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, which established the NJAC and the NJAC Act, was passed by Parliament in 2014 to set up a commission for appointing judges, replacing the Collegium system.
The NJAC was to comprise the Chief Justice of India as the ex officio Chairperson, two senior-most Supreme Court Judges as ex officio members, the Union Minister of Law and Justice as ex officio member, and two eminent persons from civil society — one of whom would be nominated by a committee consisting of the CJI, Prime Minster and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the other would be nominated from the SC/ST/OBC/minority communities or women.
The laws were repealed in October 2015 after the Supreme Court struck them down.

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