PROF.M.SRINIVASULU REDDY Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri C.V. Mohan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Sri V.R.N. Prasanth, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners; Sri K.V. Raghuveer, learned Government Pleader for Higher Education, assisted by Sri C.B. Adarsh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Higher Education-Respondent No.3; Sri Butta Vijaya Bhaskar, learned Standing Counsel for S.V.U-Respondent No.5; Sri M. Koteswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for Dravidian University - Respondent No.7; Smt. M. Manikya Veena, learned Standing Counsel for SPMVV - Respondent No.8; Sri Kari Basaiah, learned Standing Counsel for S.K University - Respondent No.9; Sri M. Murali Lincoln, learned Standing Counsel for A.N.U - Respondent No.10; Sri Penjuri Venugopal, learned Standing Counsel for JNTU - Respondent No.11; Sri T. Niranjan, learned Standing Counsel for Y.V.U - Respondent No.12.

(2.) Prayer made in the Writ Petition is as under:-

(3.) Sri C.V. Mohan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel has submitted that the issue of enhancement of age of superannuation for teaching faculty in the centrally funded universities from 62 to 65 years has been considered by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (the HRD Ministry), Department of Higher Education. In that sequel, the HRD Ministry has addressed a letter to the University Grants Commission (the UGC) on 23/3/2007 (Ex.P.2). The said letter stipulates that all the persons who are holding teaching posts on regular employment against the sanctioned posts as on 15/3/2007 in the centrally funded institutions in higher and technical education shall be superannuated on completion of 65 years of age. This means, that the age of superannuation of all persons who are holding teaching posts on regular employment has been enhanced from 62 to 65 years. On or about 31/12/2008, the HRD Ministry, Department of Higher Education has also conveyed its decision to revise the pay scales of the teachers in the Central Universities. This was conveyed by the HRD Ministry to the UGC.