(1.) The petitioners in these writ petitions have come up with a challenge to the orders passed by the Government on the recommendations of the Full Court of this Court, retiring the petitioners from service as Judicial Officers on attaining the age of 58 years and not allowing them to continue up to the age of 60 years.
(2.) We have heard Mr. G.Vidya Sagar and Mr. D.V. Seetharam Murthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. P.Ravi Prasad, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Registry.
(3.) Except that all the petitioners herein were judicial officers and that they have been issued marching orders upon attaining the age of 58 years, there are no other connections between the cases on hand. But since the grounds on which the impugned orders of compulsory retirement are challenged, are almost the same, we have taken up all the three writ petitions together for disposal.