Ninety-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India

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The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014
Parliament of India
Long title An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Territorial extent	India
Enacted by	Lok Sabha
Enacted	13 August 2014
Assented to	13 April 2015
Signed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Signed	13 April 2015
Commenced	13 April 2015
Repealed	16 October 2015
Legislative history
Bill title	The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2014
Repealed by
Supreme Court of India
Summary
Provides for composition of the NJAC
Status: Struck down

The Ninety-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, formed a National Judicial Appointments Commission. 16 State assemblies out of 29 States including Goa, Rajasthan, Tripura, Gujarat and Telangana ratified the Central Legislation, enabling the President of India to give assent to the bill. The amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court on 16 October 2015.