In Brief
This Interlocutory Application concerns the interpretation of Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) eligibility criteria under the West Bengal Service Rules. The Supreme Court clarified that the State must consider a VRS application if the applicant has completed either 55 years of age or 20 years of service at the time of application. The Court rejected a request for further clarification and directed the State to pass its final order on the VRS application within two weeks if it had not already done so, thereby disposing of the Application.
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