Compulsory retirement led to dropping of departmental proceedings and directions for retiral and pensionary benefits.

The challenge to the compulsory retirement order was not pursued further after the respondent corporation stated that the departmental proceedings would not continue and would stand dropped in view of that order. The petitioner accepted that position, and directions were issued for payment of retiral monetary benefits and pension in accordance with the relevant rules within a reasonable time. The matter thus concerned the discontinuance of departmental proceedings following compulsory retirement and the consequential entitlement to retiral and pensionary benefits.

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Issues: Whether the challenge to the order of compulsory retirement required adjudication, and whether the petitioner was entitled to dropping of the departmental proceedings and payment of retiral and pensionary benefits.

Analysis: The petition was disposed of on the basis of the statement made for the respondent corporation that the departmental proceedings would not be proceeded with and would stand dropped in view of the order of compulsory retirement. The petitioner accepted that position, and directions were issued for payment of retiral monetary benefits and pension in accordance with the relevant rules within a reasonable time.

Conclusion: The challenge to the compulsory retirement order was not pursued further, the departmental proceedings stood dropped, and the petitioner was held entitled to retiral and pensionary benefits.

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