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FARJAND ALI
Jagdish Chandra Pancholi S/o Purshottam Dayal Pancholi – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through The Principal Secretary, Ayurved Department – Respondent
ORDER :
Farjand Ali, J.
1. The petitioner is an Ayurvedic Doctor working on the post of Senior Ayurvedic Medical Officer and presently posted at Rawatbhata, District Chittorgarh has preferred the instant Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction for the respondents to allow him to continue in service till attaining the age of 62 years with all consequential benefits. The date of birth of the petitioner is 18.10.1964 and the respondents would be going to retire him from service on 31.10.2024 upon attaining the age of 60 years.
2. The facts relevant for disposal of the instant writ petition are that the Government of Rajasthan issued a Notification dated 31.03.2016 whereby the age of superannuation for the Allopathic Doctors working under the Government of Rajasthan was enhanced to 62 years than to 60 years. Some Ayurvedic doctors preferred a batch of writ petitions led by DBCWP No.13496/2021 (Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma & Ors. Vs. State of Rajathan & Ors.) decided on 13.07.2022 wherein it was held that there cannot be any discrimination in the age of superannuation between the Allopathic Doctors and the Ayurvedic Doctors. The said writ petition was
The court ruled that Ayurvedic doctors are entitled to the same retirement age as Allopathic doctors, affirming that discriminatory classifications violate Article 14 of the Constitution.
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Discriminatory classification of age of superannuation for Ayurvedic doctors violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India.
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(1) ‘No work should go unpaid’ should be appropriate doctrine to be followed in these cases where service rendered by respondent doctors have been productive both for patients and also employer.(2) D....
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