Government Of Andhra Pradesh & Ors vs N. Subbarayudu & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to grant pensionary benefits to respondents, who were Lecturers in a private aided college, from their retirement date despite an amendment reducing the age of superannuation to 58 years. The Court emphasized that the fixation of cut-off dates by executive authorities is generally within their domain, and should not be interfered with unless blatantly arbitrary or discriminatory, citing Article 14 and various precedents including State of Punjab vs. Amar Nath Goyal (2005) 6 SCC 754. The Court concluded that the High Court's order was justified and did not violate the principles of fairness and equality under the law.