IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE JAI KUMAR PILLAI WRIT PETITION No. 1500 of 2025 ANIL KUMAR BAGHERWAL Versus HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri L.C. Patne - Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms.Swati Ukhale - GA for the respondents/State Reserved on: 04.02.2026 Post on 18.02.2026.

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ORDER

The petitioner has invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the order dated 01.01.2025 (Annexure P/10) issued by Respondent No. 3. By way of the impugned order, the petitioner has been directed to be superannuated from the post of Sports Officer upon attaining the age of 62 years w.e.f. 31.01.2025, thereby rejecting his claim for continuance in service up to the age of 65 years, a benefit otherwise available to other teaching cadres of the Respondent-

Department.

2. The facts, strictly confined to the pleadings, are that the petitioner is a resident of District Mandsaur, having the date of birth 04.01.1963. The petitioner was initially appointed as a Physical Training Instructor (Sport