Supreme Court Seeks Madhya Pradesh HC, State Response On Refusal To Raise Judicial Retirement Age To 61 Years

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the State Government on their refusal to raise the retirement age of judicial officers from 60 to 61 years.

A Bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran heard a plea by the Madhya Pradesh Judges Association challenging the High Court’s administrative decision.

The petition contended that the refusal, communicated orally and not by a written order, violated the Supreme Court’s May 26 directive allowing such enhancement. The Court subsequently issued a notice and listed the matter for further hearing in two weeks.

[Madhya Pradesh Judges Association v The High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Anr]