While making an important ruling, the High Court has clarified that discrimination against Class IV employees on the issue of retirement age is illegal, hence all Class IV employees who are in government service after May 10, 2001, will now be retired on completion of 60 years of age.

Order issued to recall those who retired before the age of 60

An order was issued to recall the employees who were retired before the age of 60 years, and to retire them only after completing the age of 60 years.

The court has also given relief to those employees who cannot be reinstated after completing the age of 60 years. The court also ordered to give two years’ salary to such retired employees by deducting their pension as compensation.

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The court also cancelled the notification issued by the state government on February 21, 2018, under which it was provided that Class IV employees appointed after May 10, 2001 would be retired on completion of 58 years of age. This notification was challenged before the High Court through various petitions.

High Court disposed of 112 petitions

Disposing of 112 petitions together, the division bench of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua directed the state government that the fourth class employees who are continuing their services even after 58 years in view of the interim order, will work till the age of 60 years.

Those who have not received interim orders will work till the age of 60 years after their services are restored and the Class IV employees who have already completed 60 years of age will be paid financial benefits for two years after the age of 58 years.

The court said that since Class IV employees are a homogeneous class, there can be no discrimination among them regarding retirement age. There are about 19 thousand Class IV employees in the state.

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The Central Government has taken an important decision on the retirement of below board level employees working in Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). Now the retirement age will not be 58 but 60 years.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan congratulated the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers on the decision to increase the retirement age of the employees working in Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited, a Kochi-based organization in Kerala.

V Muraleedharan informed about this decision of the government on X. Expressing happiness, he wrote, ‘Happy to know about increasing the retirement age of employees below the board level from 58 to 60.’ He further wrote, ‘This decision is a proof of the Modi government’s commitment to the welfare of employees.’

Central government’s commitment towards work is visible

Referring to the efforts of the Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry and his cabinet colleague Mansukh Mandaviya, Muraleedharan said that this decision of the government will benefit hundreds of families. Let us tell you that Union Minister V Muraleedharan is a Rajya Sabha member elected from Kerala. He also termed this decision taken in the interest of the employees of the Kochi company as a matter of personal happiness.

Expressing happiness, the Union Minister wrote in another post, ‘It is a matter of personal happiness for me considering my close relationship with FACT employees. I, along with the employees and their families, thank Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

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