Mandatory Retirement and Fixed-Term Contract Conversion Dispute

A civil servant, upon mandatory retirement due to age, continued to work under successive fixed-term contracts for several years, and upon the final termination of this arrangement, sued seeking to convert these contracts into a permanent position, arguing the mandatory retirement age was improperly circumvented. The court ruled that mandatory retirement is a legitimate ground for termination under public service law, and since the subsequent fixed-term contracts were for distinct and temporary needs, the mere continuation of work did not automatically imply the establishment of a permanent position, thus upholding the legality of the termination.