LPA No.952 of 2011 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

LPA No.952 of 2011 (O&M)

Date of Decision 26.05.2011

Shiv Kumar and others

-----Appellants

Versus

State of Haryana and others

---Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH

Present:

Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate

for the appellant.

1.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

2.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

M.M. KUMAR, J.

1.

The short question raised in the instant petition filed

under Clause X of the Letters Patent is whether the appellant could

avoid the reduction in the age of retirement to 58 years which has

been effected by the amendment made in 1988 to the Haryana State

Supply and Marketing Cooperative Service (Common Cadre) Rules,

1969 (for brevity 'the 1969 Rules') . It is appropriate to mention that

after amendment under the 1988 Rules, the age of retirement has

now been provided to be 58 years whereas under the 1969 Rules,

the age of retirement was 58 years with further provision for

However, extension of 2 years that could be granted by the

Administrative Committee after taking into