https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462047 Rule 2.2(b)(3) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-II, though located in the pension chapter, was treated as a valid rule made under Article 309 and as barring the institution of judicial proceedings, including criminal proceedings, if the alleged event was more than four years old when the complaint or police report led to cognizance. The Court held that this limitation protected a pensioner from prolonged exposure to prosecution as well as regulating pensionary consequences. Because the prosecution was launched long after retirement and after substantial delay in a matter concerning explanation of assets and income, the proceedings were regarded as stale and prejudicial to the defence. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed as an abuse of process. en-us Tue, 03 Sep 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 May 2025 10:23:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462047 Rule 2.2(b)(3) of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-II, though located in the pension chapter, was treated as a valid rule made under Article 309 and as barring the institution of judicial proceedings, including criminal proceedings, if the alleged event was more than four years old when the complaint or police report led to cognizance. The Court held that this limitation protected a pensioner from prolonged exposure to prosecution as well as regulating pensionary consequences. Because the prosecution was launched long after retirement and after substantial delay in a matter concerning explanation of assets and income, the proceedings were regarded as stale and prejudicial to the defence. The criminal proceedings were therefore quashed as an abuse of process. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Sep 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462047