Bishwanath Prasad Singh vs State Of Bihar & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the retirement age of judicial officers should be uniformly increased to 60 years as per its directions in the All India Judges Association case (1992) 1 SCC 119 and (1993) 4 SCC 288. The Court ruled that the petitioner, a District & Session Judge, could not be retired at 58 years without following the proper procedure for compulsory retirement, as the Governor of Bihar had not issued any retirement order. The Court emphasized the need for the State to amend service rules to prevent unnecessary litigation.