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63-year-old retired postman, John Taylor leaving the High Court in London after claiming that the Government is guilty of sex discrimination against men over winter fuel payments. The case is to be referred by the High Court to the European Court of Justice. * Mr Taylor, of, Malton, North Yorkshire, claims it is discriminatory that under current laws, women are entitled to winter fuel payments when they are 60, while men have to wait until they are 65. 23/9/99: Mr Taylor won the latest round in his battle to overturn the Government's rules on winter fuel payments for pensioners. An Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice backed his case that making women eligible for the payments at 60, while men have to wait until 65, is a breach of EU equality laws. (Photo by Ben Curtis - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)