A former Chief Minister is
only a commoner and not a “special class of citizen” who can enjoy privileges,
perks and official bungalows at taxpayers’ expense for his entire lifetime:
Supreme Court (Uttar Pradesh government enacted a law that allows former CMs to
retain official bungalows and staff for the rest of their lives; NGO Lok
Prahari filed a case against this law in the Supreme Court)
· The
verdict given by Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that, the
Chief Minister once he/she demits the office, is ona par with the common
citizen, though by virtue of the office held, he / she may be entitled to
security and other protocols but allotment of government bungalow, to be
occupied during his/her lifetime, would not be guided by the constitutional
principle of equality
· The
judgment mentions that State like Tamil Nadu have no provision for providing
official accommodation to former Chief Ministers. However, States like Bihar
and Assam have included the provision through executive instructions.
· The
court had expanded the petition to cover all the other states
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