Govt backtracks, says CJI's wife entitled to daily allowance TIMES NEWS NETWORK http://epaper.
The RTI plea filed by S C Agrawal had sought details of foreign travel allowance paid to CJI K G Balakrishnan's wife while accompanying her husband on a six-day visit to "It is hereby clarified that on the basis of the sanctions issued by this department, till recently the spouses of judges were given daily allowance by Indian missions abroad since they were also part of the official delegation," a statement by the justice department said. The statement also said that the finance ministry had clarified that under the rules, there was no difference in the entitlement of officials on a tour abroad or a member of his family who has been authorised to accompany him. The department of justice further said the matter was under examination in consultation with additional secretary and financial advisor (law) and ministry of finance (expenditure department). The government had earlier claimed, "The secretary general of Supreme Court of India has recently requested to issue revised sanction allowing daily allowances to the spouse of Chief Justice of India for six days' visit to This was promptly clarified by the registrar of Supreme Court the next day saying spouses of the CJI and other judges were previously getting daily allowance like IFS officers. Later, the CJI himself forcefully took issue with the government. |
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