State Bank Of Bikaner & Jaipur & Others vs Jag Mohan Lal on 13 September, 1988
"8. It is true that in establishments
like AIIMS, there is an age of
superannuation governing the length of
service of its officers and employees. Such
age of superannuation may be suitably
altered by way of reducing the age so as to
affect even the serving employees under
appropriate circumstances and no
exception can be taken to such course of
action. Similarly under the Service Rules,
there may be provision for extension of
service after the attainment of the age of
superannuation and it is well settled that in
the event of refusal by an employer to grant
an extension, the employee cannot
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justifiably claim to be deprived of any right
or privilege. The view taken is that the
employer has a discretion to grant or not to
grant such extension having regard to the
interest of the employer or the
establishment. This view is expressed by
this Court in the Case of State Bank of
Bikaner and Jaipur and Ors. vs. Jag Mohan
Lal (AIR 1989 SC 75). In this case, at AIR
para 12, this Court observed as follows :