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A bill which seeks to increase the retirement age of high court judges will have to wait for passage in the Lok Sabha, at least till the second part of the Budget session which begins in the last week of April.
The Constitution (114th Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced during the last days of the Winter Session in December last year along with the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill.
Law Minister Salman Khurshid had introduced the two bills together but their passage was delayed as the House was adjourned abruptly on December 28 after an uproar by the Bharatiya Janata Party which wanted voting on the bills.
The Constitution amendment bill requires that it be passed by a two-third majority of the members present which should not be less than half the strength of the house.
The 114th Constitution Amendment Bill seeks to raise the retirement age of high court judges from the present 62 years to 65 years, bringing it on a par with the retirement age of Supreme Court judges.
The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill was listed for a couple of days earlier this week in Lok Sabha's business and was finally passed on Thursday by the lower house amid din over Telangana issue.
The business of Lok Sabha had not mention of the bill on retirement age.
Parliament on Friday went into a recess to meet again on April 24.