60 vs 65: The Legal Battle Over Mauritius’ Controversial Pension Age Shift

Prominent Mauritian lawyer and former MP Sanjeev Teeluckdharry has launched a constitutional challenge against the government’s decision to raise the retirement age from 60 to 65, arguing it unlawfully strips citizens of their rights and financial security. The case will be heard by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 15 September 2025.

Teeluckdharry, who also served as Deputy Speaker, filed the lawsuit on Thursday, August 14, claiming the pension age increase—introduced under Article 39 of the Finance Act 2025—violates constitutional property rights and will cost him and thousands of others over Rs 1 million in lost income across five years.

The legal challenge targets the Mauritian state, Prime Minister Dr. Navin Ramgoolam, Deputy PM Paul Bérenger, and Social Integration Minister Ashok Kumar Subron.

Teeluckdharry condemns the policy as a “unilateral” move lacking public consultation and contradicting the Protection of Elderly Persons Act 2005. He seeks to have the law declared void.

The Supreme Court will review the case next month, with implications for citizens born after September 1969 now facing delayed pension eligibility.

Source: Defi Media