Chandigarh, Nov. 16 -- Differently abled employees in Haryana would now be able to serve till the age of 60 years, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled.

The high court bench of justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Rohit Kapoor struck down provisions under Rule 143 of Haryana Civil Service (General) Rules, which prescribed the age of superannuation as 60 years for differently abled employees with a minimum degree of disability of 70% or above or blindness. However, the court clarified it shall be open for the state to take a conscious decision whether or not to allow the extended age of superannuation for all employees suffering with disability.

The court was dealing with a clutch of petitions filed in 2023 by differently abled employ...