In setting the age of retirement for Supreme Court Judges, the Constituent assembly considered Judicial independence, ability and expertise.

K.T. Shah believed that retired Judges must not be appointed to any executive office under the Union or the State. Ambedkar was unconvinced.

A speech by Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly on the quantum of reservation played a critical role in the Maharashtra Reservation case.

Article 131 provides for the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and has a rich constitutional history.