| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Laws | The CONSTITUTION OF INDIA | 1975 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 36 | 1975-04-26 | 5 |
| Chapter Title | Ministry | Department |
| The Union | Ministry of Law And Justice | Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms |
Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter 1[the National Judicial Appointments Commission] may at any time, with the previous consent of the President, request any person who has held the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of the Federal Court 2[or who has held the office of a Judge of a High Court and is duly qualified for appointment as a Judge of the SupremeCourt] to sit and act as a Judge of the Supreme Court, and every such person so requested shall, while so sitting and acting, be entitled to such allowances as the President may by order determine and have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of, but shall not otherwise be deemed to be, a Judge of that Court:
Provided that nothing in this article shall be deemed to require any such person as aforesaid to sit and act as a Judge of that Court unless he consents so to do.
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1. Subs. by s. 5 ibid., for “the Chief Justice of India” (w.e.f. 13-4-2015). This amendment has been struck down by the Supreme Court’s order dated 16th October, 2015 in the Supreme Court Advocates’ on Record Association Vs. Union of India.
2. Ins. by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, s. 3.