A bench of Justices Manmohan and Shree Chandrashekhar, which upheld the Chhattisgarh government's order of compulsory retirement to five of its 14 employees, said it was based on. NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Supreme Court has ruled that an order of compulsory retirement is neither punitive nor stigmatic in nature, as it does not amount to an allegation of misconduct or cast.