<p>The Supreme Court today held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench headed by Justice Anil R Dave, which pronounced its verdict on a 2004 plea, said that any such government accommodation should be vacated within two to three months.<br /><br />"They don't have the right to occupy government accommodation for lifetime," the bench also comprising justices U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao said.<br /><br />The judgment came on a plea filed by a UP-based NGO Lok Prahari, which had sought a direction against allotment of government bungalows to ex-CMs and other "non-eligible" organisations.<br /><br />The NGO had alleged that despite the direction of Allahabad High Court, the UP government had framed ex-Chief Minister's Residence Allotment Rules, 1997 (non-statutory) for allotting bungalows to successive ex-chief ministers.<br /><br />The NGO had also contended that the rules framed in 1997 for allotment of government bungalows to ex-chief ministers were unconstitutional and illegal, and those occupying them were allegedly unauthorised occupants under the purview of the UP Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act.<br /><br />The petitioner also said that retention of government accommodation by chief ministers after demitting office was against the Provisions of UP Ministers (Salaries/allowances and other facilities) Act.<br /><br />The judgment on the plea was reserved on November 27, 2014.<br /></p>
<p>The Supreme Court today held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench headed by Justice Anil R Dave, which pronounced its verdict on a 2004 plea, said that any such government accommodation should be vacated within two to three months.<br /><br />"They don't have the right to occupy government accommodation for lifetime," the bench also comprising justices U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao said.<br /><br />The judgment came on a plea filed by a UP-based NGO Lok Prahari, which had sought a direction against allotment of government bungalows to ex-CMs and other "non-eligible" organisations.<br /><br />The NGO had alleged that despite the direction of Allahabad High Court, the UP government had framed ex-Chief Minister's Residence Allotment Rules, 1997 (non-statutory) for allotting bungalows to successive ex-chief ministers.<br /><br />The NGO had also contended that the rules framed in 1997 for allotment of government bungalows to ex-chief ministers were unconstitutional and illegal, and those occupying them were allegedly unauthorised occupants under the purview of the UP Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act.<br /><br />The petitioner also said that retention of government accommodation by chief ministers after demitting office was against the Provisions of UP Ministers (Salaries/allowances and other facilities) Act.<br /><br />The judgment on the plea was reserved on November 27, 2014.<br /></p>