23 govt docs get HC relief on age of retirement
16.10.2024
Mumbai : In an interim relief to 23 govt doctors, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed that they can continue in service until they reach the retirement age of 60. However, this relief is subject to the outcome of a petition they filed. A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil passed the interim order on a petition filed by Dr Rajani Karhade and others. Through advocate Abhijeet Desai, the doctors challenged an order of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal that granted them no relief in their plea against a state decision on retirement age.
In 2022, retirement age of medical officers across the state was extended from 58 to 60 years, but the relief was restricted to those who retired prior to 31.05.23. After that date, doctors would continue to retire at 58, which the petitioners claimed arbitrarily flouted their fundamental right to equality, arguing it created a class within a class without any rationale. HC will hear the matter next on Nov 26.
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