State Of Gujarat vs Umedbhai M. Patel on 27 February, 2001
23. From the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of State
of Gujarat Vs. UmedBhai M Patel (supra), which the respondents
have themselves relied on in support of their argument, it can be
drawn that the object of compulsory retirement is to weed out the
dead wood in order to maintain efficiency and initiative in the
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service and also to dispense with the services of those whose
integrity is doubtful so as to preserve purity in the administration.