Supreme Court asks States, UTs to consider raising retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 61 years
The Supreme Court has directed States and Union Territories to consider raising the retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 61 years as an interim measure. This directive comes while the court is deliberating on a petition seeking a uniform enhancement of the retirement age for district judiciary judges from 60 to 62 years across the country. The decision is subject to consultation between the State/UT governments and their respective High Courts, and the interim arrangement will not prejudice the final adjudication on the substantive legal question.
The Supreme Court has directed States and Union Territories to consider raising the retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 61 years as an interim measure. This directive comes while the court is deliberating on a petition seeking a uniform enhancement of the retirement age for district judiciary judges from 60 to 62 years across the country. The decision is subject to consultation between the State/UT governments and their respective High Courts, and the interim arrangement will not prejudice the final adjudication on the substantive legal question.
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GS Paper 2: Indian Polity and Governance - Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.