Hyderabad, June 13 -- The Telangana High Court has dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by professors and associate professors of two state agricultural universities seeking extension of their retirement age from 60 to 65 years.

The petitions were filed by faculty members of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU).

The background

The petitioners contended that they were entitled to the benefit of GO No 3, issued by the higher education department on January 28, 2025, under which the state government had raised the superannuation age for teaching faculty drawing UGC scales in universities under the administrative control of that department....