Punjab Police Rules Volume 1 - Sangrur Police

224 Punjab Police Rules, 1934 Volume 1, CHAPTER 10
Rule 10.136
10.136. Travelling allowance for joining first appointment. - (1) Persons appointed
direct from outside Government service to a post, whether permanent or temporary in the
Police Department above the rank of head constable (or in the case of clerical cadre, above
the grade of junior clerk) shall at the discretion of the Inspector-General of Police, be permitted
to draw travelling allowance for a journey performed in order to join such
appointment at the rates authorised for that appointment for a journey on tour provided
that the journey actually necessary in the circumstances of each case is over 100 miles,
and that in no case shall allowance be drawn for any halt in the course of such journey
(Rule 2.80 of Travelling Allowance Rules).
(2) The concession contained in this rule does not include a journey by a candidate to
attend a medical or selection board or to obtain a health certificate.
(3) The case of the journey of a probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police appointed
in England from the port at which he lands in India to the station to which he is
ordered to proceed is governed by rule 2.78 of the Travelling Allowance Rules.
(4) A person, to whom travelling allowance has been granted on first appointment under
this rule, may on the cessation of his temporary employment, be granted Travelling
Allowance to return to the place at which he was engaged, under the conditions prescribed
in rule 2.116 of the Travelling Allowance Rules.
Rule 10.137
10.137. Rates of travelling allowance under this rule. - Travelling allowance under
rule 10.136 should be calculated as for a journey on tour, but no allowance may be drawn
for halts on the journeys. (Rules 2.79 and 2.117, T.A. Rules).
Rule 10.138
10.138. Travelling allowance on transfer. - Travelling allowance may be drawn on
transfer from one station to another for the public convenience, if the police officer concerned
is entitled to pay during the period occupied by the journey, but not otherwise,
unless the authority sanctioning the transfer for special reasons which should be recorded
authorises such allowance. (Rules 2.82 and 2.90, T.A. Rules).
Travelling allowance is not admissible to an officer, who is transferred at his own request
or in consequence of misconduct unless the authority sanctioning the transfer, for
special reasons, which should be recorded otherwise directs. Travelling allowance for
such journeys shall be calculated according to rule 2.84 and 2.89 (as regards police constables)
of the Travelling Allowance Rules.
Rule 10.139
10.139. Jurisdiction of claim. - Countersigning and controlling officers are required
to satisfy themselves that claims, especially those in regard to transport of conveyances
and personal effects, are reasonable. Claims must be supported by certificates showing
(a) in the case of families, the numbers and relationship of those for which claim is made,
(b) in the case of conveyances and personal effects, details and, if possible, the original
receipts for the payments made, together with a certificate that the actual expense incurred
was not less than the sum claimed. (Rules 2.174(c), 2.84(C), 2.84(B), T.A. Rules).
Rule 10.140
10.140. Special cases. - In the following special cases allowances may be drawn according
to the rules of the Travelling Allowance Rules quoted against each :-
(i) When in consequence of transfer or deputation an officer’s family has to be sent
to station other than his new headquarters. (T.A. Rule 2.86).
(ii) When an officer is allowed to hand or take over charge at a place other than his
headquarters. (T.A. Rule 2.85).
(iii) When an officer is appointed to a new post while in transit, takes leave before