Officers -
(a) Serving officers, and ex-officers of the Territorial Army, who, on termination of their commissions or on resignation etc, have been granted permission by notification in the Gazette of India to retain their rank are entitled to the style and use of their rank at all times should they so desire.
The use of military titles by Government servants in civil employ is subject to instructions issued by the Central Government.
(b) (i) An officer on retirement from the TA will be granted the privilege of retaining his rank and wearing the uniform of the Corps in which he last served, if he is recommended by his Commanding Officer and local military authorities.
(ii) An officer on resigning his commission in the TA will be granted this privilege if he has 15 years service including service in the TA, the Army, Navy, Air Force, auxiliary forces of the three services and the erstwhile state forces or has five years aggregate embodied service in the TA and subject to having been recommended by his Commanding Officer and local military authorities.
(Auth : No B/55417/TA-41869/TA-4/16/B/D(GS-I) Govt of India, Min of Def, Dated 15th July 1993).
(iii) Cases of officers who have already retired or resigned their commissions will be decided accordingly. Recommendation accompanied by a statement of services will be forwarded through the usual channels to Army Headquarters.The conditions laid down in paragraph 132 regarding the wearing of uniform will apply.