Constitution of India · Part V: The Union · Chapter IV: The Union Judiciary
Article 124C: Power of Parliament to make law
In plain words
This article, as printed, lets Parliament regulate by law the procedure for appointing Supreme Court and High Court Judges and lets the National Judicial Appointments Commission make regulations. The Supreme Court declared the amendment that inserted it unconstitutional, so it does not operate.
A simplified explanation, prepared with AI assistance from the official text below and checked automatically against it for numbers and cross-references. The official text is the law and prevails over this summary. Not legal advice.
Official text
Parliament may, by law, regulate the procedure for the appointment of Chief Justice of India and other Judges of the Supreme Court and Chief Justices and other Judges of High Courts and empower the Commission to lay down by regulations the procedure for the discharge of its functions, the manner of selection of persons for appointment and such other matters as may be considered necessary by it.]
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.