SAMEER JAIN
Gulzari Lal S/o Late Shri Banwari Lal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Registrar Co-Operative Societies – Respondent
ORDER :
Sameer Jain, J.
1. With the consent of learned counsel for both the sides, the present bunch of petitions, involving common questions of fact and law, are jointly taken up for final disposal. For the purpose of recording arguments and/or submissions, the lead file is taken as S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6973/2018 titled as Gulzari Lal vs. State of Rajasthan.
2. By way of the instant petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the following prayers are sought, as reproduced herein-under:-
(ii) the respondent bank be directed to raise the superannuation age of the petitioner in order to bring at par with the similarly situated persons in the Bank itself as well as in other Cooperative Bank and Autonomous bodies of the State.
(iii) by an appropriate writ order or direction this Hon’ble Court may kindly quash and set aside the superannuation date of the petitioner i.e. 31.03.2016 as the petitioner has been retired by the respondent bank on this date. While extending the superannuation age up to 60 years and consequenti
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