Tej Bahadur Ram vs State Of U.P. & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of a writ petition seeking to extend the retirement age of an employee beyond 58 years, citing Rule 2 of the U.P. State Electricity Board (Employees' Retirement) Regulations, 1975, which mandates compulsory retirement at 58 years with limited discretion for extension. The Court clarified that there is no discretion for management to extend the retirement age for individual employees, aligning with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's ruling that the management's powers are constrained by the regulations.