Supreme Court Allows Madhya Pradesh District Judges to Serve Till 61

The Supreme Court granted interim relief to members of the Madhya Pradesh Judges Association by permitting district judges to continue in service until the age of 61.

The Bench heard a challenge to the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s administrative decision refusing enhancement of the retirement age from 60 to 61, despite earlier Supreme Court directions issued on May 26.

The Court observed that other State employees retired at 62 and found no reason to deny district judges retirement at 61. It ordered that the association’s members be permitted to continue in service accordingly, while the writ petition remained ongoing.

[Madhya Pradesh Judges Association v High Court of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.]