https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187289 Retirement-benefit rules barred departmental proceedings against a retired All India Service officer where the alleged misconduct occurred more than four years earlier and no valid sanction supported belated initiation. The disciplinary action was therefore impermissible. By contrast, allegations of irregular allotments, land-use changes, contracts without tender, and colourable exercise of power were treated as serious enough to warrant a CBI preliminary enquiry. Delay alone did not extinguish possible criminal prosecution where the material suggested abuse of office and breach of the duty to act as a trustee in conformity with Article 14. en-us Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187289 Retirement-benefit rules barred departmental proceedings against a retired All India Service officer where the alleged misconduct occurred more than four years earlier and no valid sanction supported belated initiation. The disciplinary action was therefore impermissible. By contrast, allegations of irregular allotments, land-use changes, contracts without tender, and colourable exercise of power were treated as serious enough to warrant a CBI preliminary enquiry. Delay alone did not extinguish possible criminal prosecution where the material suggested abuse of office and breach of the duty to act as a trustee in conformity with Article 14. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187289