Whenever a Presiding Officer undertakes a journey out of Bombay on election campaign in connection with elections to the State Legislature or Parliament or elections to local authorities in his own constituency or any other constituency or on private work at his own cost, he shall, if he is required to interrupt the election campaign or the private work, as the case may be, and return to Bombay in the public interest, be held eligible to a single return railway, air or steamer fare by usual class and road mileage as on tours plus the incidental charges as admissible under these rules.
Explanation.—(1) For the purposes of this sub-rule, the journey undertaken to return to Bombay for attending any Committee meeting or any conference at Bombay shall be deemed to be a journey undertaken in the public interest.
(2) Travelling allowance shall be admissible if a Presiding Officer goes from his constituency where he has proceeded to a place in connection with elections to any other place on urgent official work, but such travelling allowance shall be limited to the amount admissible from Bombay to that place and back, that is limited to the amount would have been payable to the Presiding Officer as if he had performed the journey to that place from Bombay.
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(3) This rules shall also be applicable to the case of journeys performed by a Presiding Officer in a Government plane for election purpose, and also while on official duty.