 bill no 11 of  2018 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2018 by shri gopal chinayya shetty, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of  india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2018 2 in article 124, after clause (7), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:—amendment of article 124(9) a judge of the supreme court shall not be eligible for further office either under government of india or under the government of any state or in any public sector undertaking after he has ceased to hold his 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 pressure including the pressure from executive as well as psychological pressure relating to their appointment after retirement the judges are required to ensure the independence and impartiality of judiciary by keeping them free from any allurement of employment under the government after their retirement the constitution nowhere restricts or prohibits retired judges of the hon'ble supreme court and the hon'ble high courts to hold further employment either under the government of india or under any of the state government the constitution, on the other hand specifically prohibits the chairman of union public service commission and its members, the chairmen and the members of  state public service commissions for further employment after their retirement, either under the government of india or under the government of the state likewise article 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 hon'ble judges of the supreme court, various high courts, the comptroller and auditor general of india, the chairman of union public service commission, the chairmen and members of the state public service commissions  are constitutional functionaries and they should be kept free from all kinds of allurement of employment under the government after cessation of their respective offices it is presumed that re-appointment of judges, after cessation of office would have effect of undermining the independence and fairness of judiciaryin the present scenario, the judges are getting handsome salaries, other amenities, perks and post retirement benefits the judges of the supreme court and the high courts are adjudicating rights of citizens which have been jeopardized by the government the judges are coming in contact with the government on every step as such need of the moment is to introduce similar provisions in the constitution for prohibiting the chief justice and the judges of the supreme court from holding any employment under the government of india or under the government of state after their retirementhence this billnew delhi;gopal chinayya shettydecember 29, 2017 annexure extract from the constitution of india      chapter iv— the union judiciary124 (1) there shall be a supreme court of india consisting of a chief justice of india and, until parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other judges     establishment and constitution of supreme court(7) no person who has held office as a judge of the supreme court shall plead or act in any court or before any authority within the territory of india      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri gopal chinayya shetty, mp)gmgipmrnd—3644ls(s3)—20-01-2018