Indian Institute Of Technology vs Raja Ram Verma & Ors

The Supreme Court ruled that the age of superannuation for the respondent, an Assistant Registrar at IIT Kanpur, is governed by Statute 13 of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, which prescribes a retirement age of 60 years. The Court held that the amendments and communications from the Ministry of Human Resource Development regarding an increase to 62 years did not apply to the respondent, as he was appointed before the relevant changes took effect. Consequently, the Court upheld the decision of IIT Kanpur to retire the respondent at 60 years, affirming the validity of the existing statutes and amendments.