A.C.JULKA Vs. PUNJAB UNIVERSITY

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will dispose of 72 writ petitions, i.e. CWP Nos. 8025 of 2007, 11949 & 19701 of 1998, 284, 934, 1043, 9217, 9765 & 17760 of 1999, 1907, 2170, 9692, 10864 & 10869 of 2000, 11465, 11712, 16972 & 17498 of 2002, 1720, 4000, 6580, 14759, 18007 & 19164 of 2003, 531, 1708, 3226, 8581, 11372, 14471 & 18980 of 2004, 1332, 4914, 8170, 9821, 13639 &17234 of 2005, 1411, 7429, 10722, 12774, 13037, 15650, 16767 & 20096 of 2006, 2900, 4860, 7689, 12968, 13779, 15983, 17379, 17473, 19004, 19005 & 19111 of 2007, 3084, 4926, 5272, 6817, 7093, 7101, 7851, 13099, 13104, 13260, 15367, 15376, 16381, 17023, 17235 & 18589 of 2008. In these writ petitons, common question of increase in age of superannuation from 60 to 62 years and 62 to 65 years is involved. Since in all the writ petitions, the Petitioners pray for the same relief, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) HOWEVER , facts are being taken from CWP No. 8025 of 2007 for the purpose of deciding the issue in hand.

(3.) WE have heard learned Counsel for the parties at length.