https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168488 Rule 11(vi) of the Central Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 was construed as permitting reduction in rank only within the service hierarchy and promotional structure. A disciplinary authority cannot use that power to place a directly recruited Government servant below the post of initial recruitment unless the reduced post lies within the relevant line of promotion. Reduction in rank was distinguished from mere reversion, but the penalty could not be applied in a way that departs from recruitment policy or creates anomalous service consequences. The resulting reductions to posts below the appellants' direct recruitment posts were unsustainable to that extent, and relief was granted accordingly. en-us Tue, 23 Aug 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Dec 2018 10:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168488 Rule 11(vi) of the Central Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 was construed as permitting reduction in rank only within the service hierarchy and promotional structure. A disciplinary authority cannot use that power to place a directly recruited Government servant below the post of initial recruitment unless the reduced post lies within the relevant line of promotion. Reduction in rank was distinguished from mere reversion, but the penalty could not be applied in a way that departs from recruitment policy or creates anomalous service consequences. The resulting reductions to posts below the appellants' direct recruitment posts were unsustainable to that extent, and relief was granted accordingly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Aug 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168488