https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190665 Departmental proceedings validly instituted while a government servant remains in service may be continued after retirement where the governing pension rules expressly permit continuation and conclusion of the enquiry post-superannuation. Rule 10(1) of the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971 was treated as authorising that limited continuation when the charge memo had been issued before retirement. Delay in completing a domestic enquiry does not automatically invalidate disciplinary action; its effect depends on the facts, including whether the delay is explained and whether the employee contributed to it. On the recorded facts, the delay was not treated as fatal. en-us Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:16:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190665 Departmental proceedings validly instituted while a government servant remains in service may be continued after retirement where the governing pension rules expressly permit continuation and conclusion of the enquiry post-superannuation. Rule 10(1) of the West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971 was treated as authorising that limited continuation when the charge memo had been issued before retirement. Delay in completing a domestic enquiry does not automatically invalidate disciplinary action; its effect depends on the facts, including whether the delay is explained and whether the employee contributed to it. On the recorded facts, the delay was not treated as fatal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=190665