The members of the family of a Leader of the Opposition who dies while holding office of Leader of the opposition may draw the travelling allowance as follows, provided that they complete the journey within six months after his death, that is to say,—
(1) for journey by rail or steamer or by both—
(i) actual fares (without the allowance for incidental expenses) of the class of accommodation to which the deceased Leader of the Opposition was himself entitled for each member of his family, except the provisions for the use of a saloon;
(ii) the actual cost of transportation of personal effects as laid down in these rules.
(2) for journeys by road—
(i) One mileage allowance if one member of the family, a second mileage allowance if two other members of the family and a third mileage allowance if more than two other members of the family travel, at the rate applicable to the deceased Leader of the Opposition.
(ii) travelling expenses shall be admissible by the shortest route from Bombay to the usual place of residence which shall be the Leader of the Opposition’s permanent home or such other place as may have been declared by him while he was a leader of the opposition to be his permanent home:
Provided that, if permanent home is outside the State of Maharashtra then the travelling allowance shall be admissible only in respect of the portion of the journey up to the end of the State boundary;
(3) if at the time of a Leader of the Opposition’s death, a member of his family happens to be at a station other than Bombay, or living there, proceeds to a station other than usual place of residence, such member may draw the actual fare for the journey made by rail or steamer, road mileage for the actual distance of the road journey and cost of transport of personal effects from the place where he was at the time of the Leader of the Opposition’s death to the place to which he actually travels, provided that the total expenses claimed 23 shall not exceed the total mileage allowance and cost of transportation of personal effects upto the prescribed limits that would have been admissible had such member travelled from Bombay to the usual place of residence of the Leader of the Opposition.