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State of Rajasthan - Section

Section 745Q in Rules of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, 1952

745Q.

Traveling allowance for the journey from the place of residence to the place where evidence is required to be given and back to the place of residence and diet allowance shall be paid to the witnesses according to the scale indicated below:-
Class of witness Traveling Diet Allowance
1 2 3
Class I    
Professional men of High position, members of Parliament andof the State Legislature large land owners and owners of bigbusiness organisations; and Class I Government officials who arerequired to attend the Court in their private capacity. First Class Rail Fair Rs. 20/- per day
Class II    
Members of Local Bodies, ordinary professional andbusinessmen, land owners, other than small farmers, officeremployees in business organisations, Corporations and localbodies and Class II Government official who are required toattend the court in their private capacity. Second Class rail fare (or first class rail fareif admissible under the State Service Rules for journey onduty). Rs. 12/- per day.
Class III    
Artisans, clerks, small land owners, village officers, andemployees in lower grades of Corporations, local bodies andbusiness organisations and Class III Government servants who arerequired to attend the Court in their private capacity. Second Class rail fare Rs. 8/- per day.
Class IV    
Labourers, petty shop-keepers, peddlers and persons otherthan those in the above classes and class IV Government servantswho are required to attend the Court in their private capacity. Third Class rail fare Rs. 4/- per day.
Note 1. - If in addition to traveling by rail a witness is required to travel by bus also, the actual bus fare paid for such part of the journey shall also be admissible as traveling allowance.Note 2. - Diet allowance shall be payable, irrespective of the distance traveled, for the actual time required for the journey each way and also for the time taken in giving evidence and for the time of detention necessary for the purpose of giving evidence. A part of the day shall be counted as equal to a day.Note 3. - The Registrar shall decide to which Class a witness belongs. A witness dissatisfied by his decision may request that a reference be made to the Judge and upon such request the question shall be referred to the Judge. The Judge thereupon shall give such direction, as he thinks just and proper in the case.Note 4.-In the case of Experts and professional persons and in cases in which the Judge thinks special rates should be awarded, the Judge may award higher rates of diet allowance than provided for in this scale.Note 5. - In cases not fully or clearly covered by this scale or in cases where the Judge thinks special considerations should prevail, the Judge shall award such amounts for traveling allowance, and diet allowance, as he deems proper.