Retirement Age

Rugby Players Could Die Live On TV, Warns Sam Warburton

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 7, 2019

Sam Warburton, former Wales captain, believes top level rugby players are at risk of death unless more is done to make the game safer.

Central Armed Police Forces Personnel To Now Retire At 60 Years: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

All personnel working in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years, a government order said on Monday.

Proposal Received To Increase High Court Judges' Retirement Age: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) has sent a proposal to increase the retirement age of high court judges to reduce pendency of cases, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday told Rajya Sabha.

Increase Retirement Age In Phased Manner, Suggests Economic Survey

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday July 4, 2019

The Economic Survey 2019 has suggested an increase in retirement age in a phased manner, in view of the changing demography in the country. While India has a burgeoning younger population, the balance is set to change soon, especially in states that have a low birth rate. The survey says that in the 2030s, some states will "start transitioning to a...

Chief Justice Writes To PM Modi, Seeks More Supreme Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 22, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court as well as raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years.

Goa Government Extends Retirement Age Of Doctors From 60 To 62

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

The Goa government has extended the retirement age for doctors working in its institutions from 60 to 62, a senior official said today.

No Lay-Offs Or Cut In Retirement Age: BSNL Chief

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 4, 2019

BSNL has 1.76 lakh employees, which have been mostly from the DoT employees at the time of creation of BSNL and its wage cost is 55-60% of the revenue

Bengal Raises Retirement Age Of College, University Teachers To 65 Years

Jobs | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 8, 2019

The West Bengal government has raised the retirement age for college and university teachers to 65 years and that of the vice chancellors to 70 years.

NITI Aayog Recommends Compulsory Retirement Of Underperforming Civil Servants

Jobs | NDTV Education Team | Thursday December 20, 2018

The NITI Aayog, in its recently unveiled 'Strategy for New India @75' report, recommended compulsory retirement for underperforming officers in Indian civil services.

Attorney General Favours Raising Retirement Age, Salaries Of Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Monday favoured increasing the retirement age of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts from 65 and 62 years respectively.

Don't Delay Appointments In Higher Judiciary: Top Court Judge To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 28, 2018

Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph on Friday asked the centre not to delay appointments in higher judiciary and clear the names in a time-bound manner after getting the recommendations from the collegium.

To Speed Up Cases, Higher Retirement Age For Judges Proposed

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 28, 2018

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday called for innovative steps and multi-pronged strategy to wage a war against pendency of over three crore cases largely in the lower judiciary and the High Courts while a SC judge proposed raising the retirement age of judges in the higher courts.

"No With Capital N": Law Minister On Increasing Retirement Age Of Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 19, 2018

There are no plans to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday.

Attorney General Wants Retirement Age Of Judges Increased

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday July 7, 2018

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, the government's primary lawyer in the Supreme Court, on Friday said the government should consider raising the retirement age of Supreme Court judges to 68 and High Court judges to 65. It is currently 65 and 62.

Nepal Chief Justice Sacked For Allegedly Overstaying Past Retirement Age

World News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday March 14, 2018

Nepal's powerful judicial council has removed the country's Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli for holding office despite crossing the retirement age. Today's decision of the Himalayan nation's judicial council to remove Chief Justice Parajuli came minutes before he administered the oath of office to Bidya Bhandari, who was re-elected President for a sec...