No fetter on appointment of retired Supreme Court and High Court judges as Governors, Law Minister in Lok Sabha

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda told the Lok Sabha last week that there is no fetter in appointing a retired judge of the Supreme Court or High Court as a Governor of a State. This statement was made as an answer to an unstarred question..The question to the Law Minister was,.“whether the retired judges of Supreme Court/ High Courts are appointed as Governor of States and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for offering such political appointments to retire judges.”.The reply to the above question was as follows:.“Under Article 155 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a State appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. As per Article 157 of the Constitution of India, a person who is a citizen of India and has completed 35 years of age is eligible to be appointed as Governor of a State. There is no condition laid in the Constitution barring a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of High Court from becoming a Governor of a State.”.With regard to members of Tribunals involving in arbitration work, Gowda told that a Bill – The Tribunals, Appellate Tribunals and Other Authorities (Conditions of Service) Bill, 2014 – is pending in the Parliament laying down uniform conditions of service for Chairpersons and members of various Tribunals and that the Bill prohibits undertaking of arbitration work by the Chairpersons and members of tribunals..The Minister further informed the Parliament that with regard to the constitution of an All India Judicial Service to bring about uniformity in recruitment and administration in lower courts of various States, there is divergence of opinion among the States and the deadlock is yet to be resolved..He also told the lower house that the government was considering bringing in mandatory voting..The Minister also provided the details of the fees paid by the Law Ministry to the law officers of the Central government during the last three years. The same is given below:.Gowda further said that the Law Ministry is considering revising the fee payable to Central government lawyers, though the proposal is yet to be finalised. .Image taken from here.