Balakrishnan Nair, J.

The petitioners are/were employees of the Kerala State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board'). The Government amended Rule 60(a) of Part I, Kerala Service Rules, modifying the date of retirement of the Government servants from the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 55 years to the last day of the financial year concerned in which they attain the said age. The benefit of the said amendment has not been extended to the petitioners, by the Managing Committee of the Board and the Government. Feeling aggrieved by the said stand of the Managing Committee and the Government, these Writ Petitions are filed. Since the very same point arises for decision in all these Writ Petitions, they are heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

WP(C) No.26987 of 2009:

2. This Writ Petition is treated as the main case for the purpose of referring to the parties and the exhibits. The petitioners, who are employees of the Board, are due to retire from service during this financial year. The Kerala State Electricity Board is a statutory Board, constituted under the provisions of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948. The serv