HARWINDRA KUMAR vs CHIEF ENGINEER, KARMIK .

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