R B DIXIT Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for (he parties.

(2.) THE controversy in this case is whether the retirement age of an employee of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is 60 years or 62 years.

(3.) THE Division Bench in Raja Ram Verma's case (supra), held that the age of retirement of an employee of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, has been increased to 62 years in view of certain Government letter dated 31.8.1998, Annexure -2 to the writ petition and also letter dated 30.3.1999 Annexure -5 to the writ petition. In our opinion, the aforesaid letters do not amount to statutory provisions nor are they pieces of delegated legislation.