Sudhir Singh Rathore v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Deptt. Ex Serviceman Welfare Ministry of Defence New Delhi and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Writ – A No. 5853 of 2025, interim order 28.05.2025 by Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.; petitioner Sudhir Singh Rathore v. Union of India (Secy., Deptt. Ex Serviceman Welfare, Ministry of Defence) and 4 others; contractual officer retirement age dispute; old guidelines (26.12.2013 / recorded also as 26.12.2023) requiring retirement at 60 versus revised guidelines dated 13.08.2024 providing tenure of 5 years or 65 years whichever earlier subject to satisfactory performance; Paragraph No. 3B; prima facie applicability of revised guidelines to existing contract personnel; parity with interim orders in Writ-A No. 17575 of 2024; petitioner permitted to continue in service with regular emoluments till next date of listing (week commencing 14.07.2025); counter affidavit within two weeks.
What did the court decide?
Interim relief: till the next date of listing, the petitioner will continue in service and be paid his emoluments regularly; notice accepted on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 5; counter affidavit to be filed within two weeks; matter listed in the week commencing 14.07.2025.