Om Prakash Asati vs State Of U.P.& Ors

The Supreme Court ruled that the premature retirement of the petitioner, an Executive Engineer in the Jal Nigam, under Fundamental Rule 56(c) was unjustified as the Screening Committee had previously deemed him fit to continue in service beyond the age of 50. The Court held that the employer's implied approval for continuation in service was evident, and the criteria used by the Screening Committee for evaluation were not properly applied in the petitioner's case. Consequently, the order for premature retirement was quashed, reinstating the petitioner in service.