https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313135 Proceedings against a retired government servant for withholding pension or recovering pecuniary loss are valid only if instituted with the required governmental sanction and within the four-year regulatory limit; where the record shows no valid Governor's sanction and the alleged misconduct is time-barred, the proceedings are incompetent and the punishment cannot stand. A departmental enquiry must also satisfy natural justice by supplying relevant documents, allowing cross-examination, affording a meaningful hearing, and reflecting proper application of mind before punishment; where these safeguards are not observed, the enquiry and consequential order are vitiated. The recovery and punishment order was quashed and terminal benefits were directed to be released with admissible interest. en-us Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:11:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313135 Proceedings against a retired government servant for withholding pension or recovering pecuniary loss are valid only if instituted with the required governmental sanction and within the four-year regulatory limit; where the record shows no valid Governor's sanction and the alleged misconduct is time-barred, the proceedings are incompetent and the punishment cannot stand. A departmental enquiry must also satisfy natural justice by supplying relevant documents, allowing cross-examination, affording a meaningful hearing, and reflecting proper application of mind before punishment; where these safeguards are not observed, the enquiry and consequential order are vitiated. The recovery and punishment order was quashed and terminal benefits were directed to be released with admissible interest. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313135