69th BPSC Prelims (2023), question 100

🏛️ Indian Polity

100. 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.