GOVERNMENT OF A.P. vs N. SUBBARAYUDU .

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 from 60 to 58 years. The Court emphasized that the fixation of cut-off dates by executive authorities should not be interfered with unless deemed blatantly discriminatory or arbitrary, referencing Article 14 and previous cases such as D.S. Nakara vs. Union of India and State of Punjab vs. Amar Nath Goyal. The Court concluded that the cut-off date set by the government was not arbitrary and thus affirmed the High Court's ruling.