Ex-CMs not entitled for govt accomodation for lifetime: SC

The Supreme Court today held that former Chief Ministers are not entitled for government accommodation for lifetime. The court, which pronounced its verdict on a 2004 plea, said any such government accommodation should be vacated within two to three months.

The judgment came on a plea filed by a UP-based NGO, which had sought a direction against



allotment of government bungalows to former CMs and other what it said non-eligible organisations.

The petitioner had alleged that despite the direction of Allahabad High Court, the Uttar Pradesh government had framed ex-Chief Minister's Residence Allotment Rules, 1997 (non-statutory) for allotting bungalows to successive former-chief ministers.