The Supreme Court has stayed the September 19 order of the Punjab and Haryana excessive courtroom by way of which it had vacated its 2016 keep order permitting five-year extension in retirement age to Panjab University (PU) school.

Hours after the excessive courtroom order was made obtainable on September 23, the varsity had issued relieving orders to 58 school members, following which 56 of them had approached the apex courtroom on November 30.

Retirement age at PU is 60, however the school members have been getting five-year extension with pay safety and different amenities on the again of the 2016 HC order.

Teachers had misplaced the primary spherical of litigation, with a excessive courtroom single decide bench dismissing a 2014 plea in search of enhance in retirement age from 60 to 65 years. However, the identical 12 months, they approached a division bench, which stayed operation of the only bench order and allowed academics to proceed in service until 65 years. It was this order, which was vacated by the division bench on September 19.

The SC, whereas in search of a response from the varsity, has ordered that the interim orders in favor of academics, which have been vacated on September 19, will proceed and varsity is not going to give impact to the HC order.

“The SC order nullifies PU’s decision of issuing orders to these teachers and orders that they will continue their services the way prior to the September 19 orders,” mentioned Sameer Sachdeva, who has been representing the academics in HC.