NEW DELHI: There are no plans to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court and high court judges, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today.
Prasad was asked about reports claiming that a constitutional amendment bill to increase the retirement age of judges of the SC and the 24 HCs by two years was being prepared.
“No, with capital N,” the Minister said at a briefing on cabinet decisions.
At present, while SC judges retire at the age of 65, HC judges demit office at 62.
Reports had claimed, citing a report of parliamentary standing committee on Law, that the Government was planning to increase the retirement age. (AGENCIES)
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