All Amendments of the Indian Constitution at a glance

15. The Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963—This amendment provided for increase in
the age of retirement of High Court Judges and for the provision of compensatory allowance to judges
who are transferred from one High Court to another. The Act also provided for appointment of retired
judges to act as judges of High Court. Article 226 was also enlarged to empower High Court to issue
direction, orders or writs to any Government authority, etc., if the cause of action for the exercise of
such power arose in the territories wherein the High Court exercise jurisdiction notwithstanding that
seat of such Government authority is not within those territories. The Act also provided for the
exercise of powers of Chairman of the Service Commissions, in their absence, by one of their
Members.