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Allahabad HC Denies Academic Extension to Teacher on Research Duty
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a teacher cannot claim service until the end of the academic session after reaching retirement age merely because of an academic appointment. The court said…
The Story in Brief
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a teacher cannot claim service until the end of the academic session after reaching retirement age merely because of an academic appointment. The court said such continuation is a concession, not a vested statutory right, and applies only to teachers actually engaged in regular teaching.
The ruling concerns an Associate Professor at an agricultural university who was posted as in-charge of a research station. The court held that the research assignment did not qualify as regular teaching for claiming the post-retirement continuation. The decision limits the benefit to its stated purpose rather than extending it to every academic employee.
The Indian Opinion
This is not a ruling that research work lacks value, nor a blanket removal of retirement protections. It draws a narrower line between teaching and an administrative or research posting. Claims that every university teacher deserves an automatic academic-session extension ignore that distinction. The practical test is clear: was the employee actually engaged in regular teaching when retirement took effect?
Source: livelaw.in
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