Does a pending disciplinary inquiry stop all retirement benefits? No single rule applies to all benefits or employees. Pension, provisional pension, gratuity, leave encashment and provident-fund entitlements may be governed by different provisions.

Verify the employee’s service category, applicable pension rules, date of retirement, initiation of proceedings and the legal authority for withholding each component. A pending inquiry is not itself a substitute for a reasoned decision under the correct rule.

Request a written benefit-wise statement. Check whether proceedings were instituted before or after retirement and whether any prescribed time restrictions apply.

Documents: service book extracts, pension papers, charge memorandum, suspension/inquiry orders and withholding correspondence.

Verify the current statutory text at India Code.