![]() ![]() Such a provision would facilitate the transfer of Judges. It is, therefore, propose d to amend article 220 so that the restriction regarding resumption of practice should apply only to the High Court from which the Judge retires, provided that he had served in that High Court for a period of at least five years immediately before retirement. The provisions of article 220 therefore put a check on the proposal for the transfer of any Judge of a High Court. When a Judge is transferred from one High Court to another, he cannot, in view of the provisions of article 220, resume practice in any of the High Courts in which he has held office as a Judge. It is, therefore, proposed to pay him some compensatory allowance in addition to his salary. Such transfer is expected to impose additional financial burden on the Judge who is so transferred. It is considered desirable in the public interest that Judges should be transferred from one High Court to another. It is proposed to make the position clear by making a specific provision in articles 124 and 217. When any question arises to the correct age of a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court, the question has to be decided by the President. It is proposed to amend article 217 so as to raise the age of retirement of High Court Judges from sixty years to sixty-two years. The new proposals relate to articles 124, 128, 217, 220, 222, 224A, 226 and entry 78 of the Union List.ΔΆ. The proposals relating to articles 276, 297, 311, and 316 of the Constitution were contained in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill and they have been adopted with some minor modifications. The present Bill contains some of the proposals included in the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill and, in addition, there are a few more proposals for amendment of the Constitution. This article was amended separately by the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1955. For various reasons, the Bill could not be proceeded with, and it was allowed to lapse except the one relating to the amendment of article 3 of the Constitution. The Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha in November, 1955, to give effect to some of them. Several amendments to the Constitution have been under consideration for a long time. Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Bill, 1962 which was enacted as the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963
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