WORKMEN OF THE BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. (REFININGD vs BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. AND ANOTHER

The Supreme Court held that the age of retirement for clerical staff in the Refinery Division of an oil company should be raised from 55 to 60 years, emphasizing that the trend in the Bombay region favored such an increase. The Court found that the Tribunal's decision to set the retirement age at 58 years did not adequately consider the prevailing trend and modern conditions. The Court established that the trend in a particular area is a crucial factor in determining retirement age, and thus allowed the appeal to fix the retirement age at 60 years.