In Brief
Teachers and employees of Andhra Pradesh tribal welfare institutions and power utilities claimed that the State violated the Supreme Court's August 2017 order by refusing to pay full back wages for the 'gap period' when they were superannuated at age 58 but later allowed to work until age 60. The Court dismissed their contempt petitions, holding that 'consequential benefits' in the order must be interpreted according to prior policy documents, which explicitly permitted only notional pensionary benefits for the gap period—not actual salary. The enhanced retirement age was a Government policy decision, not a matter of right or parity, with specific limits on financial entitlements.
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