Ranchi University Grade-Iv Staff ... vs State Of Jharkhand And Ors. on 13 January, 2005
In the case of Ranchi University v. State of Jharkhand, , it was argued that a minor cannot be appointed in the Government service, there being a prohibition to appoint a person below 18 years of age. Having noticed the provisions of Indian Majority Act, 1875 and Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, Division Bench held that for violation of one or other Act, the penal action can be taken, but it has no nexus with the age of retirement/date of retirement. The employee cannot be punished by reducing the age of his/her superannuation nor a notional age of superannuation can be fixed, treating the employee major as on the date of his/her initial appointment.