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D. V. S. S. SOMAYAJULU, V. SRINIVAS
MANGING DIRECTOR – Appellant
Versus
C. CHANDRASEKHAR REDDY – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(D.V.S.S. Somayajulu, J.)
These Writ Appeals are filed assailing the common order passed in W.P.Nos.8225, 8226 and 15889 of 2022, dated 11.08.2022; and the similar orders passed in W.P.Nos.29640 of 2022; 29684 of 2022; 29942 of 2022; 30133 of 2022; 30319 of 2022; 31027 of 2022 and 30133 of 2022.
2. With the consent of the learned Advocate General and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents W.A.No.1036 of 2022 is taken as the lead case for arguments in these appeals.
3. This Court has heard the learned Advocate General appearing for the State, Sri O. Manohar Reddy, learned senior counsel and Sri P.V.A. Padmanabham, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. In addition Sri M. Sree Rama Rao and Sri G. Jagadeeswar supplemented the submissions.
4. W.A.No.1036 of 2022 is filed against the order of the learned single Judge in W.P.No.8225; 8226 and 15889 of 2022. The writ Petitioners have sought identical prayers. The prayer in W.P.No.8225 of 2022 is as follows :
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the A.P. Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984 (Act 23 of 1984) applies only to specific categories of government ....
The Court held that the enhancement of age of superannuation to 62 years is a policy decision of the State Government and does not automatically apply to employees governed by independent Bye-laws.
The enhancement of retirement age is a policy matter for the State Government and is not automatically applicable to all educational institutions under its governance without amendments to respective....
The age of superannuation is governed by the specific bylaws of an institution, dictated by policy decisions of the State government.
The determination of superannuation age is a policy decision of the government, requiring its approval for amendments, and courts cannot intervene without legal authority.
The central legal point established in the judgment is the applicability of G.O.Ms.No.15, dtd. 31/1/2022, which enhanced the age of superannuation of Government Employees from 60 years to 62 years, t....
The amendment to superannuation age applies to the petitioners as they are covered under service regulations, ensuring parity with government employees.
(1) Whether age of superannuation should be enhanced is a matter of policy. If a decision has been taken to enhance age of superannuation, date with effect from which enhancement should be made falls....
The court established that employees of public sector undertakings do not automatically benefit from government amendments to superannuation age unless their governing regulations are amended accordi....
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