Kerala Govt Raises Retirement Age Of Kerala High Court Staff

The Government of Kerala has amended the Kerala High Court Services (Determination of Retirement Age) Act, 2008 to increase the retirement age of the High Court staff.

The amendment has raised the age of retirement for the High Court staff, who were appointed before April 2013, from 55 to 56 years and the retirement age of those who were appointed after April 1, 2013, and are members of the National Pension System from 55 to 60 years. 

Kerala High Court Services (Determination of Retirement Age) Amendment Act, 2022 was notified on January 6 after the Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor, 

The Amendment Act of 2022 will have a retrospective effect and shall be deemed to have come into force on 24th April 2009. 

"In the Kerala High Court Services (Determination of Retirement Age) Act, 2008 (34 of 2008), in section 2, for the words and figures “shall take effect from the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains the age of 55 years”, the words, symbols and figures “who are appointed before the 1st day of April, 2013 shall take effect from the afternoon of the last day of the month in which she or he attains the age of 56 years and those who are appointed on or after the 1st day of April, 2013 and who is a member of the National Pension System shall take effect from the afternoon of the last day of the month in which she or he attains the age of 60 years or as the case may be, decided by the Government from time to time” shall be substituted."

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