Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court accused AP Vikalangula Cooperative of taking an unusual approach by accusing AP Vikalangula Cooperative of birth filed twenty years ago and conducting medical examinations when formalizing the service.
Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka of the High Court made it clear that employers do not comply with the employee’s retirement date without strict compliance with procedural safeguards. The judge said the date of birth had entered and continued to serve for more than twenty years and could not be changed unilaterally.
The judge is handling petitions filed by seven retired employees, visually challenging and subject to different abuses. They challenged the company’s decision to retire based on medical reports of their age without hearing their arguments.
The services of seven employees were formalized in 1988 and 1990, and their dates of birth were recorded in their respective service registries. However, they were instructed to attend the examination of the Department of Forensic Medicine at the Ottomania General Hospital (OGH) on August 28, 2012, allegedly to determine age. During the test, only physical measurements were performed, and radiological examinations were a critical test for age determination.
According to the Medical Report, the company’s managing director issued the order based on their order to retire in 2015. The retired employees turned to the High Court for help, inquiring about the certificate issued by the OGH and noting that they could not rely on.
The court asked how the company suddenly resumed its position, when the employee’s date of birth, although supported by a notarized affidavit or medical certificate, was accepted for twenty years without a dispute. The court directed the company to restore seven petitioners to service with corresponding benefits including back wages, service continuity and pension benefits.
