Sir, I am in agreement both with the principle and with the substance of Professor Shah’s amendment No. 1843. But I am moving my amendment because I find that Professor Shah’s amendment is defective in two respects. Firstly, in his amendment we have the words “Any person who has once been appointed as Judge of any High Court or Supreme Court shall be debarred from any executive office“. It means that he shall be prevented from performing any duties under the Government of India or the Government of any other State even in an honorary capacity. I think it should be open to the Government of a State or the Centre to utilise the services of retired Supreme Court Judges in an honorary capacity.
