The age of retirement for medical consultant doctors, government medical officers, dental surgeons and registered medical officers has been revised through an extraordinary gazette notification.
Accordingly, the retirement of the medical officers is set for those who reach the age of 63 before 31 December 2022.
The notification says,
(a) sending the medical officers on retirement, who have already completed the age of 63 years, before 31 December 2022.
(b) sending medical officers on retirement, who have already completed the age of 62 years, on completion of 63 years of age.
(c) sending medical officers on retirement, who have already completed the age of 61 years, on completion of 62 years of age.
(d) sending medical officers on retirement, who have already completed the age of 60 years, on completion of 61 years of age.
(e) sending medical officers on retirement, who have already completed the age of 59 years, on completion of 60 years of age.
These interim provisions expire on 31 December.
However, officers whose birthday falls within the period from 01 of January to 30 June should be given the opportunity to serve up to 30 June of the relevant year and sent on retirement.
Offices whose birthday falls within the period from 01 July to 31 December should be given the opportunity to serve up to 31 December of the relevant year and sent on retirement.
Meanwhile, the court of appeal yesterday (14) issued an injunction that prevents the application of the 60-year retirement for specialist doctors only.
It was taking up a writ petition filed by 176 specialist doctors.
