https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154428 An age-based disqualification in amended Section 5(6) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, read with the validating provision in the Himachal Pradesh Amendment Act, was treated as self-executing and as covering both appointment and continuation in office, so the incumbent's tenure ended by operation of law when the amendment came into force. The Court upheld the amendment against Article 14 challenge, holding that a generally applicable superannuation policy is not invalid merely because it immediately affects one incumbent and that legislative motive does not defeat a statute supported by a rational policy basis. It also held that the writ petition did not fail for non-impleadment of the successor Chairman, as effective relief did not depend on his presence. en-us Thu, 20 Feb 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154428 An age-based disqualification in amended Section 5(6) of the Electricity (Supply) Act, read with the validating provision in the Himachal Pradesh Amendment Act, was treated as self-executing and as covering both appointment and continuation in office, so the incumbent's tenure ended by operation of law when the amendment came into force. The Court upheld the amendment against Article 14 challenge, holding that a generally applicable superannuation policy is not invalid merely because it immediately affects one incumbent and that legislative motive does not defeat a statute supported by a rational policy basis. It also held that the writ petition did not fail for non-impleadment of the successor Chairman, as effective relief did not depend on his presence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Feb 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=154428