BOARD OF TRUSTEES,VISAKHAPATNAM P.T.&ORS vs T.S.N. RAJU

The Supreme Court held that the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) must consider the applications for voluntary retirement submitted by employees who had reached the age of 58 before their cases were reviewed, as per the Voluntary Retirement Scheme introduced by the Ministry of Surface Transport. The Court upheld the High Court's decision that the employees were entitled to the benefits of the scheme, while clarifying that they would not be eligible for pension until the age of superannuation at 60. The appeal by VPT was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling.