CAPF Personnel Who Crossed 60 Years of Age Before January 31, 2019 Not Entitled to Enhanced Retirement Benefits: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court dealt with a batch of writ petitions filed by retired personnel of Central Armed Police Forces including BSF, CRPF, ITBP and SSB. The petitioners had retired between 2011 and 2016 and sought extension of pensionary benefits following the judgment in Dev Sharma v. ITBP, which had introduced a uniform retirement age of 60 years for CAPFs. They claimed that they were entitled to notional service benefits…