 bill no 59 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri pp chaudhary, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 20152 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 governmentthe 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 statelikewise 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 the 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 or employment under the government after cessation of their respective offices it is presumed that reappointment 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 salary, 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 retirement annexure extract from the constitution of india       chapter iv—the union judiciary     124 (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 judgesestablishment 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      ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri p p chaudhary, mp)