All appeals are dismissed.

The costs of appeal are assessed against the plaintiffs.

The grounds of appeal are examined.

The former Act on the Operation of Public Institutions (amended by Act No. 9277 of Dec. 31, 2008) stipulates that the State's strict supervision over the overall management and operation of quasi-governmental institutions shall be provided for in the former Act on the Operation of Public Institutions by prescribing the basic matters concerning the operation of quasi-governmental institutions and the necessary matters concerning the establishment of autonomous management and responsible management system, to rationalize management and enhance transparency in its operation, to ensure that the board of directors is established to deliberate and resolve on the matters such as budget, amendment of the articles of incorporation, enactment and amendment of bylaws, and the establishment and amendment of bylaws, etc., and the organization of the board of directors and the appointment and dismissal of officers shall be prescribed in detail, with respect to the confirmation and amendment of the

(1) Articles 17, 40, and 51 of the former Act on the Management of Public Institutions (amended by Act No. 9320, Dec. 31, 2008) provide that the Defendant shall establish a board of directors to deliberate and decide on important matters in the former Act on the Management of Public Institutions (amended by Act No. 9320, Dec. 31, 2008). The Defendant shall obtain the approval of the Minister of Labor when preparing or changing the business plan and budget of each business year, and the Minister of Labor shall guide and supervise the management of public institutions.

(Articles 12, 18, and 22). Meanwhile, the extension of retirement age inevitably entails changes in personnel regulations, budget expenditure, new scale of employment, etc., and thus, for the purpose of establishing or implementing the contents thereof.