The Supreme Courtroom has now directed these States to amend their service guidelines and formally increase the age of superannuation of judicial officers to 62 years, ideally inside two months.
“The States which have consented to the enhancement of age of the Judicial Officers, specifically, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, are directed to amend the service guidelines and improve the age of superannuation within the judicial service to 62 years, topic to the suitability evaluation of the involved Judicial Officer, on their attainment of the age of 60 years, by the Excessive Courtroom. Such amendments shall be carried out as early as attainable, ideally inside two months,” the order handed by the Courtroom on September 1 mentioned.
The extension, nonetheless, has been made topic to a suitability evaluation by the involved Excessive Courtroom when the judicial officer attains the age of 60 years.
Pending modification of the foundations, the Courtroom directed that judicial officers in these seven States who’ve attained 60 years shall not superannuate till attaining 62 years, topic to the evaluation of their suitability and efficiency by the involved Excessive Courtroom.
The Bench additional permitted judicial officers in these seven States who superannuated on or after March 31, 2026, to train an choice to rejoin judicial service, offered they haven’t subsequently obtained employment or been appointed to another workplace of revenue below the Union or State authorities.
These opting to rejoin can be entitled to consequential advantages of pay, seniority and continuity in service, topic to suitability and efficiency evaluation by the Excessive Courtroom. They’d even be required to give up post-retirement advantages, if any, already granted to them.
The instructions had been handed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana.
