JUDGMENT

Sudhanshu Dhulia, C.J. - Heard Mr. M.U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the writ appellants/writ petitioners. Also heard Mr. R. Mazumdar, learned counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 3 and Mr. K.K. Mahanta, learned senior counsel for the respondent nos.2 and 4. Ms. S. Kanungoe, learned counsel appears for the respondent no.5.

2. The writ appellants before this Court were the writ petitioner nos.1 and 2 before the learned Single Judge in the writ petition i.e. WP(C) No.4187/2017. The case of the writ appellants/writ petitioners before the learned Single Judge was that they were the Registrar and Director, colleges and University, respectively of Bodoland University and since the retirement age in all the Universities, including the Gauhati University had been increased from sixty to sixty-two years, their age of superannuation is also liable to be increased from sixty to sixty-two years. For their benefit they have cited to the two resolutions of the Executive Council of the Bodoland University dated 29.07.2015 and 27.11.2015. The said two resolutions had recommended that the age of superannuation of the writ appellants/writ petitioners be increased from sixty to sixty-two years.