Retirement Age of Cooperative Society Employees Can Be Increased Only Through Statutory Amendment, Not Departmental Proposals: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, in a significant judgment, held that the retirement age for employees of Cooperative Societies in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir remains 58 years as per the binding Statutory Rules under SRO 233 of 1988. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem delivered this decision while dismissing appeals filed by former employees of Cooperative Societies who claimed entitlement to…
