SC to hear plea of Army docs for enhancement of retirement age

July 29, 2016 08:09

The Supreme Court will hear today a plea of eight Army doctors seeking a direction to the Centre that their age of superannuation, which is 58 years, be raised to 65 in view of the public announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A bench of Justices A R Dave, U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao will take up the hearing today after counsel for doctors sought an urgent hearing on the ground that they are due to retire on July 31 after attaining the age of 58 years.

The doctors, all of Colonel rank, including Amitabh Thapliyal, A K Hota, Yogesh Verma have sought a direction to Ministries of Defence, Health, Chief of Army Staff and Director General Armed Forces Medical Services that the notification of May 13 be followed to enhance their age of superannuation to 65 years.

The plea, filed through lawyers I S Singh and Sarvesh Singh, said the notification, issued after the announcement made by the Prime Minister, is being followed in paramilitary forces like CRPF, BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP, NSG and Assam Rifles.

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