In a significant development for the subordinate judiciary, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order raising the retirement age of judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh from 60 to 61 years.

A bench comprising CJI B.R. Gavai, Justice Prasanna B. Varale, and Justice K. Vinod Chandran granted the relief while referring to a similar precedent set by the Telangana High Court. The apex court questioned the rationale behind denying this benefit to judicial officers when the state government appeared willing to extend it.

Parity with State Employees

The bench drew a sharp parallel between judicial officers and other state government employees, noting the disparity in their superannuation ages. The Court observed that while other state government employees in Madhya Pradesh retire at

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