{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-06T07:29:06.630Z","data":{"id":"nda-ls-1999-022","text":"Set up a National Judicial Commission for judicial appointments","quote":"We will set up a National Judicial Commission which will recommend judicial appointments in High Courts and Supreme Court and draw up a code of ethics for the judiciary.","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"en","quoteEnglish":null,"page":null,"sector":"law-justice","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2004-05-22","deadlineType":"implied","status":"stalled","rating":2,"ratingRule":"stalled_funded","provisional":false,"confidence":"medium","reason":"Law Minister Arun Jaitley introduced a constitution amendment bill for a National Judicial Commission in 2003. It was not passed before the Lok Sabha was dissolved, and no commission was set up in the term.","evidence":[{"date":"2003-02-21","sourceType":"pib","publisher":"Press Information Bureau","title":"National Judicial Commission (Lok Sabha reply)","url":"https://archive.pib.gov.in/release02/lyr2003/rfeb2003/21022003/r2102200313.html","quote":"As setting up of the Commission would involve amendment of the Constitution of India, it is not feasible to indicate a time-frame in this regard.","stance":"context"},{"date":null,"sourceType":"news","publisher":"Outlook","title":"A Watchdog Sans Bite (Prem Shankar Jha)","url":"https://www.outlookindia.com/opinion/a-watchdog-sans-bite-news-221178","quote":"Union law minister Arun Jaitley introduced a bill in Parliament designed to set up a National Judicial Commission. If passed it will become the 98th amendment of the Constitution.","stance":"supports"}],"tags":["judicial-appointments","njc"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"nda-ls-1999","partyId":"nda","electionId":"ls-1999"}}