The age up to which a judge of a High Court in India can hold office is:

A judge of a High Court holds office until he attains the age of 62 years. The source calls this the "upper age limit for appointment", but it is really the age of retirement.

Change in retirement age:

• Originally, the retirement age for High Court judges was 60 years.
• The 15th Constitutional Amendment Act raised it to 62 years.

Disputes about age:

If a question arises about the age of a High Court judge, it is decided by the President after consulting the Chief Justice of India, and his decision is final.

How a judge leaves office:

• He retires on reaching the age of retirement.
• He may resign by writing to the President.
• He may be removed by the President on an address by both Houses of Parliament, passed by a special majority, in the same manner as a Supreme Court judge.
• He vacates his office when he is appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court or is transferred to another High Court.

Proposals to raise the age:

There have been proposals, such as a Constitution Amendment Bill in 2010, to raise the retirement age of High Court judges, but they have not been passed.

Appointment of High Court judges:

• They are appointed by the President after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the state and the Chief Justice of the High Court.
• In practice, appointments are made on the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium.

Qualifications:

A person must be a citizen of India and must have held judicial office or practised as an advocate of a High Court for a specified number of years.

Additional and acting judges:

Additional and acting judges can also be appointed for a temporary period, but they too cannot hold office beyond the retirement age.

Why not the other options?

• ✗58 years is not a retirement age for judges.
• ✗60 years was the original retirement age.
• ✗64 years is not the retirement age either.