However, before a decision on the said issue companyld be taken, a writ petition was filed by him before the Allahabad High Court.
The First Respondent by a letter dated 05.05.2005 was informed by the appellant herein that he would reach the age of superannuation on the expiry of 31.01.2006, pursuant whereto he submitted a representation on 08.06.2005 asserting that as the post of Senior Pilot Instructor held by him was an academic post, his age of superannuation should be treated as 62 years.
The Director of the Institute with a view to go into the said question, companystituted a companymittee on 21.11.2005.
05.01.1983 after being selected by the selection companymittee companystituted under the provisions of the Institute of Technology Act, 1961.
The appellant is, thus, before us.
The said writ petition in view of the said order was suitably amended by the First Respondent.
24.06.1986.
Age limit below 42 years on 1.1.1985.
During the pendency of the said petition, the Committee opined that since the First Respondent did number belong to the academic category, his age of superannuation would be 60 years, and number 62 years .
That, thereafter, the petitioner upon selection was appointed as Senior Pilot Instructor w.e.f.
A clarification was also issued by the Ministry of Human Resources Development on 12.06.2000 stating that the categories of employees should be classified as academic as per the Statutes and treated at par with teachers having the age of retirement on attaining the age of superannuation with effect from 31.08.1998.
Subsequently, the petitioner was appointed as Junior Pilot Instructor Gliding w.e.f.
Arising out of S.L.P. Civil No.4078 of 2006 B. SINHA, J Leave granted.
Whereas the age of superannuation of the academic staff was fixed at 62 years, the age of superannuation of technical, administrative and other staff in terms of the Statutes was specified as 60 years.
