https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450615 Withholding 10% of monthly pension for three years was treated as unsustainable where the disciplinary record did not establish doubtful integrity, corrupt motive, statutory lack of devotion to duty, or pecuniary loss to the government. The inquiry report noted that recovery steps had been initiated, that the bonds and bank guarantees were only recovery mechanisms, and that their cancellation caused no revenue loss. The material also negatived habitual deficiency in performance and treated the lapse as a solitary bona fide mistake. Rule 9 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules and Rule 3 of the Conduct Rules were therefore not proved to justify the penalty, and the punishment order and Tribunal order were set aside. en-us Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450615 Withholding 10% of monthly pension for three years was treated as unsustainable where the disciplinary record did not establish doubtful integrity, corrupt motive, statutory lack of devotion to duty, or pecuniary loss to the government. The inquiry report noted that recovery steps had been initiated, that the bonds and bank guarantees were only recovery mechanisms, and that their cancellation caused no revenue loss. The material also negatived habitual deficiency in performance and treated the lapse as a solitary bona fide mistake. Rule 9 of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules and Rule 3 of the Conduct Rules were therefore not proved to justify the penalty, and the punishment order and Tribunal order were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450615