Letter to BS: Raise retirement age of judges, says Attorney-General

It is time for a review of the retirement age and the retirement process in the government and the public sector

The plea — to raise the retirement age of judges — made by Attorney-General (AG) of India K K Venugopal (pictured) in his speech at a farewell function organised in honor of retiring Supreme Court Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel on July 6, did not get much media attention. According to Venugopal, the present retirement age of 62 for High Court judges and 65 for the apex court was a blow to several judges who did not get enough time on the bench to implement their innovative thoughts.

By default, the retirement age in India in the government and public sectors has