D. PURKAYASTHA vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court held that Section 8 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, which limits the term of Judicial Members to five years, is constitutional and does not violate the principle of superannuation at the age of sixty-two. The Court emphasized that the provisions for re-appointment do not infringe upon the rights of the petitioner, as his case was considered but not recommended for re-appointment. The judgment reaffirmed the interpretation of the Act as consistent with the earlier ruling in Sampath Kumar vs. Union of India, thereby upholding the validity of the statutory provisions.