Which one among the following amounts to retrenchment?
X retires from his services on reaching the age of superannuation
X is terminated from his services due to non-renewal of his employment contract
X is terminated by his employer for any reasons whatsoever
X is terminated from his employment by way of punishment inflicted by way of disciplinary action
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
– Option A (retirement on superannuation) is excluded by Section 2(oo)(a).
– Option B (termination due to non-renewal of contract) is excluded by Section 2(oo)(bb).
– Option D (termination as punishment) is excluded by the main definition itself (“otherwise than as a punishment”).
– Option C describes the general case of termination for *any* reason whatsoever, which is the core definition of retrenchment, provided it does not fall under any of the specified exclusions. Since A, B, and D are specific exclusions, C represents a situation that *amounts to* retrenchment.