Supreme Court refuses PIL to raise retirement ages of its judges.

The Supreme Court on Friday denied to take a PIL to raise the retirement age of the apex court judges who presently retire at the age of 65.
A bench headed by Chief Justice T.S.Thakur referred to constitutional provisions on the issue and said the retirement age of Supreme Court judges has been directed by the Constitution itself and it cannot be looked into. The bench, also comprising justices R.Banumathi and U.U.Lalit, said the Constitution provides for the “authority” in case there is a dispute over the age of a judge.
The petitioner, Vibhor Anand, a law student in his plea said, “It is submitted in the present times the increase in the retirement age of the Judges of Supreme Court is expressly needed so that the public at large could be benefited from their vast experience they have gathered over the years.”
The plea said that Anand had submitted a representation to the Centre to take appropriate steps to form an authority for determination of age of Supreme Court judges as stated by “Article 124(2A) in view of 15th Amendment in the Constitution of India.”