The Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984.

THE TELANGANA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT 
(REGULATION OF AGE OF 

SUPERANNUATION) ACT, 1984.

ACT NO. 23 OF 1984.

(UPDATED UPTO AMENDMENT ACT NO. 10 OF 2024)



THE TELANGANA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (REGULATION OF AGE 
OF SUPERANNUATION) ACT, 1984.

(ACT NO. 23 OF 1984.)

INDEX

Section 
No. Contents

1. Short title, application and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Age of superannuation.

4. Act to override other laws.

5. Validation.

5-A. Savings.

6. Removal of doubts.

7. Amendment of Fundamental Rules.

8. Amendment of Hyderabad Civil Service Rules.



                                                           

 

THE TELANGANA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT (REGULATION
OF AGE OF SUPERANNUATION) ACT, 1984.1

1. The Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of 
Superannuation) Act, 1984 received the assent of the Governor on the 
20th May, 1984. The said Act in force in the combined State as on 
02.06.2014 has been adapted to the State of Telangana vide, the 
Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016 issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law 
(F) Department, dated 01.06.2016 (w.e.f.01.06.2016).
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.

ACT NO. 23 OF 1984.

1. (1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Public
Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 
1984.

(2) It shall apply to-

(i) persons appointed to public services and posts in 
connection with the affairs of the State;

(ii) officers and other employees working in any local 
authority, whose salaries and allowances are paid out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the State;

(iii) persons appointed to the Secretariat staff of the 
Houses of the State Legislature; and

(iv) every other officer or employee whose conditions 
of service are regulated by rules framed under the proviso to 
article 309 of the Constitution of India immediately before 
the commencement of this Act, other than the village officers 
and law officers; whether appointed before or after the 
commencement of this Act.

Short title, 
application and 
commencement.



                                                           

 

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Definitions.

(3) Clause (i) of section 7 shall be deemed to have 
come into force on the 29th April, 1969 and the remaining 
provisions shall be deemed to have come into force on the 
10th April, 1983.

3[(4) Sub-section (1A) of section 3 shall be deemed to 
have come into force on 26th December, 1992.]

2. In this Act, unless the context other-wise requires,

(1) “Fundamental Rules” means the Fundamental 
Rules applicable to the Government employees as 
amended, from time to time, by the Government;

(2) “Government” means the Government of 
4Telangana;

(3) “Government employee” includes all categories of 
officers and employees referred to in sub-section (2) of 
section 1;

(4) “Hyderabad Civil Services Rules” means the 
Hyderabad Civil Services Rules applicable to the 
Government employees of the erstwhile Government of 
Hyderabad appointed prior to the 1 st November, 1956 and 
allotted to the “Telangana State as amended from time to 
time by the Government;

(5) “Last Grade Service” means the service constituted 
by the “Telangana Last Grade Service Rules, 1961 and 
includes the posts and services specified in subsidiary 
definition (iii) under rule 9 of the Fundamental Rules ; and 
also includes the services which are treated as ‘inferior’ 
under Hyderabad Civil Services Rules; * *

3. Added by Act No. 26 of 1998.
4. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.



                                                           

 

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(6) “Local authority” means in relation to local area 
comprised within the jurisdiction of a Municipal Corporation, 
the concerned Municipal Corporation and in relation to any 
other local area, the concerned Municipal Council, 5 6Zilla 
Praja Parishad, Panchayat Samithi or Gram Panchayat;

(7) “State” means the State of ^Telangana;

5. Substituted by Act No.41 of 2006.
6. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.
7. Substituted by Act No.3 of 2021 w.e.f.30.03.2021, vide G.O.Ms.No.45, 
Finance (HRM.III) Department, dated 30.03.2021 and published in the 
Telangana Gazette, Part-I extraordinary vide Notification No.71, dated 
30.03.2021.
8. Added by Act No.6 of 2019 w.e.f.20.06.2019.
9. Added by Act No. 15 of 2020 w.e.f.31.07.2020.
10. Added by Act No. 10 of 2024.

3. (1) Every Government employee, not being a workman
and not belonging to Last Grade Service shall retire from 
service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in 
which, he attains the age of 7 8 9 10[sixty one years]:

8[Provided that the Professors, Associate Professors 
and Assistant Professors of Government Medical Colleges, 
Government Dental Colleges including Semi-Autonomous 
and Autonomous Medical Colleges shall retire from service 
on the afternoon of the last day of the month in which 
he/she attains the age of 65 (sixty five) years.]

9[Provided further that, the teaching faculty in 
Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy Government Colleges 
shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last day of 
the month in which he/she attains the age of sixty five (65) 
years.]

10[Provided also that, the Director of Medical Education 
and the Additional Director of Medical Education and

Age of 
superannuation.



                                                           

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Principals of Medical Colleges/Superintendents of Teaching 
General Hospitals shall retire from service on the afternoon 
of the last day of the Month in which he/she attains the age 
of sixty five (65) years.]

11 [(1 A) Notwithstanding anything contained in 
sub-section (1), every member of the 11 12Telangana State 
Higher Judicial Service or the 12Telangana State Judicial 
Service shall retire from service on the afternoon of the last 
day of the month in which he attains the age of 13 14 15 16[sixty one 
years]:

11. Sub-section (1 A) inserted by Act No. 26 of 1998.
12. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 
01.06.2016.
13. Substituted by Act No.3 of 2021 w.e.f.30.03.2021.
14. Substituted by Act No.42 of 2006.
15. The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad became the High Court 
for the State of Telangana w.e.f.01.01.2019 vide Notification 
No.S.O.6330(E), dated 26.12.2018.
16. Inserted by Act No.42 of 2006.

14[Provided that any such member of the 12Telangana 
State Higher Judicial Service or the 12Telangana State 
Judicial Service may be compulsorily retired from service on 
the afternoon of the last day of the month in which he attains 
the age of fifty years or fifty five years or fifty eight years or 
thirty three years of qualifying service, if he is found not fit 
and eligible to be continued in service by the High Court of 
15Telangana, on an assessment and evaluation of the record 
of such member for his continued utility, well within time, 
before he attains the age of fifty years or fifty five years or 
fifty eight years or thirty three years of qualifying service.]

16[Provided further that any member of service after 
giving three months notice in writing or three months of pay 
and allowances in lieu of notice may be required to retire in 
public interest from service on the date on which such 
member attains the age of fifty years or fifty five years or fifty 



                                                           

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eight years or thirty three years of qualifying service or any 
date thereafter to be specified in the notice.]

Provided also that any such member of the 
17Telangana State Higher Judicial Service or the 17Telangana 
State Judicial service at his option to be exercised in writing 
before he attains the age of fifty seven years may retire from 
service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in 
which he attains the age of fifty eight years.

17. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 
01.06.2016.
18. The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad became the High Court 
for the State of Telangana w.e.f.01.01.2019 vide Notification 
No.S.O.6330(E), dated 26.12.2018.
19. Substituted by Act No.3 of 2021 w.e.f.30.03.2021.

Explanation: The assessment and evaluation by the 
High Court of 18Telangana for the purposes of this sub­
section is in addition to and independent of the assessment 
for compulsory retirement that may have to be undertaken 
at any other time under the relevant rules applicable to such 
members of the 17Telangana State Higher Judicial Service or 
the 17Telangana State Judicial Service.]

(2) Every Government employee not being a workman 
but belonging to the Last Grade Service shall retire from 
service on the afternoon of the last day of the month in 
which he attains the age of 19[sixty one years].

(3) Every workman whether in superior or last grade 
service, or in any service notified as inferior shall ordinarily 
be retained in service upto the age of 19[sixty one years]:

Provided that any workman may be required to retire at 
any time after attaining the age of fifty-five years after being 
given one month’s notice, or one month’s pay in lieu 



                                                           

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thereof, on the ground of impaired health or of being 
negligent or inefficient in the discharge of duties:

Provided further that a workman may also retire at any 
time after attaining the age of fifty-five years, by giving one 
month’s notice in writing.

Explanation I.- In this section, the word “workman” 
means a highly skilled, skilled, or semi-skilled or unskilled 
artisan in industrial and work charged establishments of 
Government.

Explanation II.- For the removal of doubts, it is hereby 
declared that-

(a) a Government employee whose date of birth is 
the first of a month shall retire from service on the afternoon 
of the last day of the preceding month on attaining the age 
of 20 21[sixty one years or sixty five years], as the case may be;

(b) a Government employee who attained the age of 
superannuation but who was allowed to continue to hold the 
post, beyond that date, by virtue of a stay order of a Court, 
shall be deemed to have ceased to hold the post and 
relieved of his charge from the date of the judgement 
dismissing his petition, irrespective of whether the charge of 
the post was handed over or not as prescribed in any rule or 
order of the Government for the time being in force.

20. Substituted by Act No.3 of 2021 w.e.f.30.03.2021.
21. Added by Act No.19 of 1997.

21 [(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this 
section, an employee in the work charged establishment of 
the Government, who becomes a regular Government 
employee by whatever means or orders issued by 
Government from time to time shall not be treated as 
workman for purposes of this Act and shall be regarded as



                                                           

 

 

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holder of a Civil post within the meaning of article 311 of the 
Constitution of India and accordingly, he shall retire from 
service,-

(a) on attaining the age of 20[sixty one years] in case, 
on becoming as a regular Government employee, he 
belongs to superior service; and

(b) on attaining the age of 22[sixty one years] in case, 
on becoming as a regular Government employee, he 
belongs to last grade service or in any service notified as 
inferior for the purpose of this sub-section.]

4. The provisions of this Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything in consistent therewith contained 
in any other law, for the time being in force.

5. No amendment to the Fundamental Rules relating to 
the age of superannuation made under the proviso to article 
309 read with article 313 of the Constitution of India before 
the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be 
invalid or ever to have been invalid merely by reason of the 
fact that the proviso to rule 2 of the said rules laid down that 
the said rules shall not be modified or replaced to the 
disadvantage of any person already in service and 
accordingly the amendments made to the said rules by the 
notifications issued in G.O. Ms. No. 36, Finance and 
Planning (Finance Wing F.R.I), Department, dated the 8th 
February, 1983 and all orders and notifications issued and 
made in pursuance of the those amendments shall be and 
shall be deemed always to have been made validly and 
shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary in 
the proviso to the said rule 2, as if this Act were in force on 
the 8th February, 1983.

Act to override 
other laws.

Validation.

22. Substituted by Act No.3 of 2021 w.e.f.30.03.2021.



                                                           

 

 

 

 

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23[5-A. (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,- Savings.

(i) all this rules and regulations made under the 
proviso to article 309 and continued under article 313 of the 
Constitution of India governing the recruitment and 
conditions of service of the Government employees and 
were in force on the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh 
Public Employment (Regulation of Conditions of Service)
Ordinance, 1983 including such other rules continued under Ordinance5of1983- 
section 15 of the said Ordinance; and

(ii) all rules made under section 3 of the said 
Ordinance governing recruitment and conditions of service 
of the Government employees,

shall continue to be in force until they are amended or 
modified or rules are made in respect thereof under the 
proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India read with 
article 313 thereof;

(b) anything done or any action taken in the exercise of 
any powers conferred by or under the said Ordinance and 
the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to have been 
validly done or taken.]

Removal of 
doubts.

6. For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that, 
unless otherwise specially provided every amendment 
relating to the age of superannuation made before or after 
the commencement of this Act to the Fundamental Rules 
and the Hyderabad Civil Service Rules shall be and shall be 
deemed always to have applied to all Government 
employees whether appointed before or after the 
amendment.

Amendment of 
Fundamental 
Rules.

7. In the Fundamental Rules,-

23. Inserted by Act No. 3 of 1985.



 

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(i) to rule 2, the following proviso shall be added 
namely:-

“Provided that these rules shall not be modified or 
replaced by the Governor under Article 309 of the 
Constitution of India to the disadvantage, of any person 
already in service except in respect of matters relating to the 
age of superannuation”;

(ii) rule 56 shall be omitted.

8. Rule 231 of the Hyderabad Civil Services Rules shall be 
omitted.

Amendment of 
Hyderabad Civil 
Service Rules.

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