https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107671 A Government servant above the level of Assistant Collector/Assistant Director was held outside entitlement to reward on the basis of seizure value under the governing reward scheme, because rewards to Government servants were ex gratia and not a matter of right. The scheme could not be enlarged by interpretation beyond its stated limits, though a residual power remained to grant lump sum or other recognition in appropriate cases. The April 1989 amendment limiting rewards applied because no vested right arose until the claim was considered and sanctioned; the relevant date was the date of consideration, not merely the date of seizure. The claim was therefore not accepted in full under the original guidelines, though relief was moulded by directing a special reward. en-us Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107671 A Government servant above the level of Assistant Collector/Assistant Director was held outside entitlement to reward on the basis of seizure value under the governing reward scheme, because rewards to Government servants were ex gratia and not a matter of right. The scheme could not be enlarged by interpretation beyond its stated limits, though a residual power remained to grant lump sum or other recognition in appropriate cases. The April 1989 amendment limiting rewards applied because no vested right arose until the claim was considered and sanctioned; the relevant date was the date of consideration, not merely the date of seizure. The claim was therefore not accepted in full under the original guidelines, though relief was moulded by directing a special reward. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 13 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=107671