TEJINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER ETC. vs M/S. BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER

The Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the age of superannuation for management staff at 58 years compared to 60 years for clerical staff, holding that such classification is based on reasonable differentia and does not violate Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the management staff and clerical staff belong to separate classifications, and the petitioners failed to provide sufficient material to support their claims. The Court also noted that the appropriate forum for such disputes is an industrial tribunal rather than a writ petition under Article 32.