How does the law impact civil servants who were appointed before the commencement of this Constitution?
The law allows Parliament to vary or revoke, whether prospectively or retrospectively, the conditions of service as respects remuneration, leave and pension for civil servants who were appointed by the Secretary of State or Secretary of State in Council to a civil service of the Crown in India before the commencement of this Constitution. This also includes varying or revoking their rights as respects disciplinary matters. The law can also affect the conditions of service as respects pension for persons who retired or otherwise ceased to be in service at any time before the Constitution (Twenty-eighth Amendment) Act, 1972.