Supreme Court Rules Compulsory Retirement Order Is Neither Punitive Nor Stigmatic

The <b>Supreme Court</b> has upheld the Chhattisgarh government's order of compulsory retirement for several employees. A bench of Justices <b>Manmohan and Shree Chandrashekhar</b> ruled that such orders do not cast any aspersion on the conduct of an employee. The court emphasized that compulsory retirement orders are not indicative of misconduct and do not imply any finding against the worker. The bench noted that these decisions must rely on objective evaluations regarding an employee's suitability for continued service. The court further clarified that such administrative decisions should never be based on mere conjecture or whim. The matter involves the state government's order affecting <b>five</b> of its 14 employees under judicial review.