https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257893 Under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, pension may be withheld or withdrawn for grave misconduct or negligence, but where the pensioner does not agree to the proposed action, prior consultation with the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is mandatory. The High Court held that non-compliance with this consultative requirement vitiated the pension-cut order. It also found the punishment unsustainable on merits because the petitioner was only the issuing authority for transit passes, no corresponding action was shown against the dealer, the relevant assessment had attained finality, and disciplinary proceedings were initiated belatedly after retirement without adequate explanation. The cut in pension was therefore set aside and the recovered amounts were ordered to be refunded. en-us Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257893 Under the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules, pension may be withheld or withdrawn for grave misconduct or negligence, but where the pensioner does not agree to the proposed action, prior consultation with the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission is mandatory. The High Court held that non-compliance with this consultative requirement vitiated the pension-cut order. It also found the punishment unsustainable on merits because the petitioner was only the issuing authority for transit passes, no corresponding action was shown against the dealer, the relevant assessment had attained finality, and disciplinary proceedings were initiated belatedly after retirement without adequate explanation. The cut in pension was therefore set aside and the recovered amounts were ordered to be refunded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=257893