 bill no  13 of  2017 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2017 by shrimati meenakashi lekhi, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2017 2 after article 220 of the constitution of india, the following shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 220aprohibition as to the holding of office by the chief justice of a high court or a judge on cessation of office statement  of  objects  and  reasonsindependence of judiciary is an essential attribute of rule of law, which is a basic feature of the constitution judiciary must be free from all pressures including the pressures from executive as well as psychological pressure on the judges related to their future after retirement the judges are required to ensure the independence and impartiality of judiciary by keeping themselves free from any allurement of employment under the government after their retirementthe constitution of india, specifically prohibits the chairman of union public service commission and its members, chairman of state public service commission and its members for further employment either under the government of india or under the government of any state the constitution of india, on the other hand nowhere restricts or prohibits retired chief justice and judges of the high courts to hold further employment either under the government of india or under any of the state governmentsarticle 148(4) provides that the comptroller and auditor general shall not be eligible for further office either under the government of india or under the government of any state after he has ceased  to hold his officethe chief justice and judges of the various high courts, comptroller and auditor general of india, chairman of union public service commission, chairman of the state public service commission and the members of these commissions are constitutional functionaries and they should be kept free from all kinds of allurement of employment under the government after cessation of their office it is presumed that reappointment of judges would have effect of undermining the independence and fairness of judiciarythe constitution of india prohibits the comptroller and auditor general of india and the chairman, public service commission and its members from getting employment after cessation of their office however, no such bar is there with regard to the chief justice and other judges of the high courtsin the present scenario, the chief justice and judges are getting handsome salary, other amenities, perks and post retirement benefits the chief justice and judges of the high courts are adjudicating rights of citizens which have been jeopardized by the governmentthe judges are coming in contact with the government on every step as such need of the moment is to introduce a provision in the constitution of india for prohibition to hold any office/employment by retired chief justice and judges of the high courts under the government of india or under the government of statehence this bill lok  sabha————abillfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shrimati meenakashi lekhi, mp)