1. WP (C) No. 32073 of 2014 is filed by the petitioner seeking to quash Exts. P6 and P11 orders passed by 4th and 5th Respondents respectively to the extent it enhanced the age of retirement of the workmen of the petitioner from 58 years to 60 years by the 4th Respondent and affirmed in appeal by the 5th Respondent and for other related reliefs. The other two writ petitions are filed by workmen of the petitioner establishment in WP (C) No. 32073 of 2014 to declare that they are entitled to continue in service till they attain the age of 60 years. I will consider WP (C) No. 32073 of 2014 in which the petitioner in WP (C) No. 34277 of 2014 is the additional 6th Respondent. The subject matter of these cases revolve round a question as to whether the workmen of the petitioner in WP (C) No. 32073 of 2014 are entitled to continue in service till they attain the age of 60 years. Therefore, the petitioners in the other writ petitions who are claiming the relief of continuance till 60 years of age will be guided by the decision in the said writ petition.

2. Brief facts leading for the disposal of WP (C) No. 32073 of 2014 are as follows:

3. Petitioner is a subsidiary company of Bharat Heavy El