Has the Supreme Court ever intervened in matters related to the appointment or removal of judges from High Courts?
Yes, the Supreme Court has intervened in matters related to the appointment or removal of judges from High Courts. In the case of Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and Another Vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck down the Constitutional (Ninety-ninth Amendment) Act, 2014, which sought to amend the process for appointing judges to High Courts and the Supreme Court. The amendment had changed the recommendation process from consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State, and in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court, to being made by the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC). This decision was handed down on October 16th, 2015.