What is the significance of the amendments mentioned in points 1 and 2?
The significance of the amendments mentioned in points 1 and 2 is that they were struck down by the Supreme Court in the case of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and another vs. Union of India in its judgment dated 16-10-2015, AIR 2016 SC 117. This means that the amendments made to the Constitution (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, and the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, were deemed invalid by the Supreme Court due to their unconstitutional nature or lack of proper legal basis.