W.P.No.1587 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1587 OF 2006 The Maharathwada Agricultural University Teachers Association, Parbhani through its Secretary, Dr.Balaji Ramrao Kawthekar, Age 56 years, Occu.Service, as Associate Professor of Entomology, College of Agriculture, M.A.U.Parbhani ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra For Secretary, Department of Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Dairy Development and Fisheries, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 3. The Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani through its Registrar ..RESPONDENTS Mr W.S.Jadhav, Advocate for petitioner Mr P.P.More, A.G.P. for respondents 1 and 2 Mr M.N. Navandar, Advocate for respondent No.3 CORAM : SMT.NISHITA MHATRE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ DATE : 28th March 2011 W.P.No.1587 of 2006 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER SMT. MHATRE, J.) The petitioner is an association of the teaching staff of the Marathwada Agricultural University, which is set up under the Maharashtra Agricultural Universities (Krishi Vidyapeeth) Act, 1983. According to the petitioner, the age of retirement of teachers in the agricultural university ought to have been raised from 58 years to 60 years. 2. It appears that on 31.10.2007, the Government has taken a decision to increase the age of retirement to the age of 60 years of persons employed as Lecturers in the agricultural universities. 3. In this view of the matter, the petition has become infructuous and is dismissed as such. Rule discharged. ( S.S. SHINDE, J.) ( SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (vvr/1587.06wp)