https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291993 A reversion from an officiating higher post to the substantive rank is punitive, not merely administrative, where it follows disciplinary proceedings and carries penal consequences such as loss of seniority or other adverse effects beyond loss of officiating emoluments. On that basis, the reversion attracted the constitutional safeguard against reduction in rank by way of punishment and was void for non-compliance. The claim for arrears of salary and allowances was not unlimited: recovery was confined by the applicable limitation rule and allowed only for the period not barred, rather than for the full period claimed. en-us Wed, 12 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:22:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291993 A reversion from an officiating higher post to the substantive rank is punitive, not merely administrative, where it follows disciplinary proceedings and carries penal consequences such as loss of seniority or other adverse effects beyond loss of officiating emoluments. On that basis, the reversion attracted the constitutional safeguard against reduction in rank by way of punishment and was void for non-compliance. The claim for arrears of salary and allowances was not unlimited: recovery was confined by the applicable limitation rule and allowed only for the period not barred, rather than for the full period claimed. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 12 Apr 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291993