(1) The Chief Justice or the Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be employed or assigned to any post other than the post of Judge. But the Government of Nepal may, in consultation with the Council of Justice, assign the judge of the Supreme Court to the work of judicial investigation or to any work of research or investigation related to law or justice for a certain period of time.
(2) A person who has become a Chief Justice or a Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be eligible for appointment to any government post except as otherwise provided in this Constitution.