Officers seek enhancement of retirement age via court, Navy puts onus on MoD
The existing policies in Navy and IAF allow captains who have attained the rank on a time-scale (TS) promotion to work for 54 years.Written by Pranav Kulkarni | New Delhi
The Navy, which is on the backfoot after a number of its captain-rank officers went to court after being denied a two-year enhancement in retirement age and returned with reinstatement orders, has now said that it has written to the Defence Ministry for a decision in the matter.
In an internal communique issued on April 9, a copy of which is with this paper, the Navy Headquarters has said that the matter rests with the MoD. “The case regarding enhancement of retirement age of Naval officers of the rank Capt (TS) to 56 years has been forwarded to MoD for taking a suitable decision in the matter and the same is still awaited.”
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