VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the authorities of Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) to consider the retirement age of non-teaching staff of the varsity as 62 years. Petitions were filed challenging the decision of the university Registrar to consider the retirement age of non-teaching staff as 60 even as the government has increased the retirement age of government employees to 62.
Petitioners’ counsel S Lakshminarayana Reddy said though the university Vice-Chancellor took a decision to increase the retirement age to 62 in accordance with the government orders, the Registrar has considered the retirement age of non-teaching staff 60 only.
The counsel said the Registrar does not have any powers to take a decision on reducing the retirement age and it is the university governing council, which should take a decision, he contended. The court concurred with the argument of the petitioner's counsel and asked the university authorities to consider the retirement age of non-teaching staff as 62.