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60-65: Stonemason & Wife Challenge Pension Law in Landmark Case
A couple from Plaine-des-Papayes has filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court, challenging the recent reform that raises the old-age pension age from 60 to 65. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, August 25, 2025, argues that the reform is unconstitutional and infringes on their fundamental rights.
The plaintiffs, Sariffuddin Jaulim, 58, a stonemason, and his wife, Bibi Raheza Jaulim, 54, claim the change jeopardises their livelihood.
They are represented by lawyers Sanjeev Teeluckdharry and Rajen Appa Jala.
The suit names the State, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam, Deputy Prime Minister Paul Bérenger, and Minister of Social Integration Ashok Kumar Subron as defendants.
The couple asserted that the reform, introduced via the Finance Act 2025, amending the National Pensions Act 1976, violates their fundamental rights and threatens their means of existence.
This case is the second legal challenge to the amendments to the pension law. The matter is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on September 22, 2025.
Source: Defi Media