The members of the family of a Presiding Officer who dies while holding office of Presiding Officer 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) The actual fares (without the allowance for incidental expenses) of the class of accommodation to which the deceased Presiding Officer was himself entitled for each member of his family, except the provisions for the use of the 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 Presiding Officer ;
(ii) travelling expenses shall be admissible by the shortest route from Bombay to the usual place of residence which shall be the Presiding Officer’s permanent home or such other place as may have been declared by him while he was a Presiding Officer to be his permanent home :
Provided that, if the 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 Presiding Officer’s death, a member of his family happens to be 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 Presiding Officer’s death to the place to which he actually travels, provided that the total expenses claimed shall not exceed the total mileage allowance and cost of H-134 (B)/M-13 23 transportation or 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 deceased Presiding Officer.