https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168300 The Supreme Court of India stated that compulsory premature retirement under Rule 56(j)(i) is an administrative power that must be exercised only for public interest and on relevant material. An order is unlawful if it rests on non-existent facts, omits relevant considerations, or is based on collateral purposes, because such use of power amounts to abuse of discretion and defeats the statutory purpose. On the facts, no material supported the retirement order and the Government could not justify it, so the impugned order was held illegal and liable to be quashed with costs. en-us Thu, 02 Nov 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:31:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168300 The Supreme Court of India stated that compulsory premature retirement under Rule 56(j)(i) is an administrative power that must be exercised only for public interest and on relevant material. An order is unlawful if it rests on non-existent facts, omits relevant considerations, or is based on collateral purposes, because such use of power amounts to abuse of discretion and defeats the statutory purpose. On the facts, no material supported the retirement order and the Government could not justify it, so the impugned order was held illegal and liable to be quashed with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Nov 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168300