Harwindra Kumar vs Chief Engineer, Karmik & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the amendment to Rule 56(a) of the Uttar Pradesh Fundamental Rules, which increased the age of superannuation for government servants from 58 to 60 years, to employees of the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. The Court held that the amendment does not apply to the Nigam's employees as their service conditions were governed by the Uttar Pradesh Water Supply & Sewerage Act, 1975, specifically Section 37, which preserved their existing rights and conditions. Consequently, the age of superannuation for these employees remains at 58 years unless altered by the Nigam itself.