(a) Immediate Awards: -
(i) Where the act occurs on one specified day, it would be that day.
(ii) Where that act or acts extend over a period of more than one day, the last day will be taken as the effective date.
(iii) Where the citation quoted several acts occurring on separate dates at intervals, the effective date should be taken as the last day of the act, i.e. the final act which caused the recommendation to be submitted.
(b) Periodical Awards: - In this case, effective date would be the last day of the period covered by dispatch.
(c) Awards to Prisoners of War: -
(i) When the acts relate to a period prior to capture, the principles in sub-regulation (a) (i) and (b), whichever is appropriate, would be applied.
(ii) When the award has been made for an escape, the effective date would be the date of joining the nearest Armed Forces Unit.
(d) Doubtful cases: - Such cases shall be decided by the Chief of the Naval Staff to whom the matter shall be referred.
2639. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal an d Meritorious Service Medal. The regulations governing the award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medals and of the Meritorious Service Medal to sailors are contained in section X, Chapter XII, Regulations for the Navy Part III (Statutory). For monetary benefits attached to these medals, see Pay and Allowance Regulations for the Navy.
2640. Cancellation and Restoration of Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards. (1) Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The President may cancel and annual the award of Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra or Vir Chakra to any person together with any pensions appertaining thereto not already paid, and thereupon his or her name in the register shall be erased and he or she shall be require to surrender his or her insignia, but it shall be competent for the President to restore the decoration when such cancellation and annulment has subsequently been withdrawn and with it such pensions as may have been forfeited.
(2) Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra. The President may cancel and annual the award of the Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra to any person and thereupon the name of such recipient in the register shall be erased and the recipient shall be required to surrender his or her insignia but it shall be competent for the President to restore the decoration when such cancellation and annulment has been withdrawn.
(3) Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri. The President may cancel and annul the awards of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan or Padma Shri to any person and thereupon his name shall be erased from the register and he shall be required to surrender the decoration and the San ad. But it shall be competent for the President to restore the decoration and sanad and to withdraw the orders of cancellation and annulment.
(4) Notice of Cancellation/Restoration. The notice of cancellation or restoration in every case shall be published in the Gazette of India.
2641. Forfeiture of Medals, Decorations and Pensions etc. See sections 49
(2) and 82 (6) of the Navy Act, 1957.