https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184022 Service rules may validly permit proceedings after retirement for misconduct committed during service and authorise reduction or withholding of pension where grave misconduct is proved, provided the prescribed disciplinary safeguards are followed. Retirement does not extinguish that limited pension-related jurisdiction. However, any pension cut must be proportionate to the misconduct established on the record. Applying that standard, the 50% reduction imposed on the retired employee was found excessive and unsustainable, and the matter was left for reconsideration on a proportionate basis. en-us Wed, 24 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 17:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184022 Service rules may validly permit proceedings after retirement for misconduct committed during service and authorise reduction or withholding of pension where grave misconduct is proved, provided the prescribed disciplinary safeguards are followed. Retirement does not extinguish that limited pension-related jurisdiction. However, any pension cut must be proportionate to the misconduct established on the record. Applying that standard, the 50% reduction imposed on the retired employee was found excessive and unsustainable, and the matter was left for reconsideration on a proportionate basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Feb 1988 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184022