Constitution Amendment (Indian Polity and Governance) Part-II

Total Questions: 32

31. The Constitution (98th Amendment) Bill is related to: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (b) Constitution of the National Judicial Commission
Solution:98th Constitutional Amendment Bill was presented by Arun Jaitley, the former Minister of Law and Justice in the NDA Government.
  • The 1993 judgment was the basis on which a five-judge Constitution Bench declared the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act (NJAC) and the Constitutional (Ninety-Nine Amendment) Act, 2014 unconstitutional in October 2015.
  • NJAC too would recommend names for the Appointment of Supreme Court Judge and Appointment and Transfer of High Court Judge
  • Composition of NJAC
    1. The Chief Justice of India
    2. 2 senior-most judges of the Supreme Court
    3. The Law Minister of India
    4. 2 eminent members that are chosen by the Selection Committee

32. How many Constitutional Amendments in India have been implemented up to 2013 ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (d) 98
Solution:By May, 2013, 98 Constitutional Amendments had been implemented. Whereas by January, 2020, 104th Constitutional Amendment has been implemented.

The process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law i.e. the Constitution is called a Constitutional Amendment.
The amendment procedure laid down for the amendment of India's Constitution is neither flexible as Britain's nor as rigid as the USA's but a synthesis of both.
This constitutional amendment procedure reflects the desire of the constituent legislative assembly to put in place a dynamic document.
Under Article 368 of the Indian Constitution, the Parliament can amend it and its procedures.
Further, Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the Basic Structure of the Constitution as ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973).