How are Judges Appointed in India? Collegium System & NJAC Explained

How Judges should be appointed in India is one of the most debated topics in the Legal Fraternity. Currently Judges of the Supreme Court & High are appointed by the Collegium System. But what is Collegium? It is a system under which appointments and transfers of judges are decided by a forum of the Chief Justice of India and the four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court. This system ensures judicial independence but has also been debated for its lack of transparency. In this video, we tell you everything you need to know about this topic & more! You can check out My Courses on 🔴 Constitution of India - https://tinyurl.com/the-constitution-... Whether you're a law student, judiciary aspirant, or civil service hopeful, mastering the Constitution is non-negotiable. With this course, you won't just "study" the Constitution - you'll understand it, analyze it, and apply it with confidence. 🔴 Most Important Judgments - https://tinyurl.com/MostImportantJudg... 30+ handpicked landmark & recent cases from each year that'll help you prep for law school and other entrance examinations like CLAT, AILET, MHCET, CUET, Judiciary etc. Also check out my blog on Collegium here: https://blog.finology.in/Legal-news/c... Follow us on: Instagram: / finologylegal Twitter: / finologylegal Facebook: / finologylegal About Us: We’re an ed tech company which aims to make law easy and interesting for students & our YouTube Channel has more than 4 million subscribers who love our content. From legal knowledge & current issues to global controversies, we try to cover each and every news and information that is important for the general public to know. Easy, Simplified and Engaging is how people define our content. We hope you like it too! 0:00 How Judges are appointed in India 0:55 What is Collegium 1:43 Judge’s appointment before Independence 4:55 How 1st CJI appointed 5:43 Journey of Justice H.J. Kania: 1st Chief Justice of India 7:35 Seniority rule in Appointing CJI 9:11 3 Times when Seniority Rule was not followed 12:18 Article 124 & 217 of the Constitution 14:59 First Judges Case | S.P. Gupta v UOI 16:17 Second Judges Case | SC Advocates-on-Record v UOI 17:43 Third Judges Case | In re Special Reference 19:35 National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) 20:25 Fourth Judges Case | SC Advocates-on-record Association v UOI (2015)