https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465894 Interim stay of a municipal employee's retirement order at superannuation should be granted only in a very exceptional case, even where a writ petition challenges retirement at 58 years instead of 60 years. Applying the usual tests of prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable loss, the Delhi HC noted that continuing service by interim order would defeat the retirement , obstruct promotions and recruitment, and cause harm to the employer and others that could not be adequately compensated. The employee's possible prejudice was treated as remediable by monetary relief if the challenge later succeeded, so interim stay was not warranted and the application was dismissed. en-us Fri, 14 Aug 1987 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:27:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465894 Interim stay of a municipal employee's retirement order at superannuation should be granted only in a very exceptional case, even where a writ petition challenges retirement at 58 years instead of 60 years. Applying the usual tests of prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable loss, the Delhi HC noted that continuing service by interim order would defeat the retirement , obstruct promotions and recruitment, and cause harm to the employer and others that could not be adequately compensated. The employee's possible prejudice was treated as remediable by monetary relief if the challenge later succeeded, so interim stay was not warranted and the application was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 Aug 1987 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465894