55. Repeal and saving :-
(1) On the commencement of these rules, every rule, regulation or
order in force immediately before such commencement shall, insofar as it
provides for any of the matters contained in these rules, cease to operate.
(2) Notwithstanding such ceaser of operation:-
(a)(i) Every nomination for the payment of retirement gratuity, or of
non-contributory family pension,
(ii) Every form regarding the details of family of a Government
servant for the purpose of contributory family pension, and
(iii) Every formal application for the sanction of pension, which a
Government servant had made or given under the existing rules
shall be deemed to have been made or given under the
corresponding provisions of these rules.
(b) Any nomination for the payment of retirement gratuity or of
non-contributory family pension, any form regarding the details
of family of a Government servant for the purpose of contributory family pension or any formal application for the
sanction of pension, required to be made or given by a
Government servant under the existing rule but not made or
given before the commencement of these rules shall be made
or given after such commencement in accordance with the
provisions of these rules;
(c) Any case which pertains to sanction of pension to a Government
servant who had retired before the commencement of these
rules and is pending before such commencement shall be
disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the existing
rule as if these rules had not been made;
(d) Any case which pertains to sanction of retirement gratuity and
family pension to the family of a deceased Government servant
or of a deceased pensioner and is pending before the
commencement of these rules shall be disposed of in
accordance with the provisions of the existing rule as if these
rules had not been made;
(e) Subject to the provisions of clauses (c) and (d), anything done
or any action taken under the existing rule shall be deemed to
have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions
of these rules.
Part II
Special Provisions applicable to Government employees retiring
between the period 1st April, 1978 and 28th October, 1979
Government servants holding pensionable posts on 31st March, 1978
and who retired between 1st April 1978 and 28th October, 1979 on
superannuation at the age as provided in the Fundamental Rules as amended
from time to time 1
[or otherwise] and were governed by the Andhra Pradesh
Liberalised Pension Rules, Revised Pension Rules, 1951, old Pension Rules
in the Hyderabad Civil Service Regulations and the Andhra Pradesh Family
Pension Rules of 1964, shall continue to be governed for purposes of pension,
retirement gratuity and family pension by the rules by which they were governed
as on 31st March, 1978 except that the quantum of pension, retirement gratuity
and family pension shall be at the rates given in this part of these rules. 1[Members of the State Higher Judicial Service who retired on
superannuation at the prescribed age between 1st April, 1978 and 28th
October, 1979 and are governed by the All India Services (Death-cumRetirement
Benefits) Rules, 1958, shall continue to be governed for the
purposes of pension, retirement gratuity and family pension by the rules by
which they were governed as on 31st March 1978, except that the quantum
of pension, retirement gratuity and family pension shall be at the rates given
in this part of these rules.]