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The Third Judges Case, formally Supreme Court Advocates‑on‑Record Association v. Union of India (1993), clarified the appointment procedure for High Court and Supreme Court judges in India. It instituted the collegium system, giving the Chief Justice of India and senior judges the primary role in selections, exemplified by the first collegium list issued in 1993 that named Justice R.C. Lahoti.

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