Explanation
After a year of wrangling in the courtroom between the judiciary and the executive, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday struck down the constitutional amendment that introduced a six-member panel for selecting judges to the higher judiciary, declaring it unconstitutional.
Its six members will include the Chief Justice of India (CJI), two most senior judges of the Supreme Court, the law minister, and two eminent persons. The two eminent persons would be nominated by a panel comprising the Prime Minister, CJI and leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
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