As far as stories go, does this one not interest the National media, what with its stings and all--the reasoning and logic behind such an emolument? Does the money get shared? ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto
> Message: 7 > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:48:33 +0530 > From: Aires Rodrigues <[email protected]> > To: goanet <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] RTI REVEALS THAT INDIA?S HIGHEST PAID AG HAD ALSO > SOUGHT ADDITIONAL PETROL QUOTA AND MORE STAFF > > > Goa?s Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni who is the country?s highest paid > government official had also sought additional petrol quota and more > personal staff for his office. This has been revealed in the information > furnished under the Right to Information Act by the General Administration > department at the Secretariat. > > As per the file notings the OSD to the Advocate General by a note > dated 11thJune 2012 stated that the monthly quota of 200 litres was > insufficient for > the Advocate General. The note further stated that as the rank held by the > Advocate General is that of cabinet rank his entitlement should have been > 400 litres. The government promptly increased the quota to 300 litres. > > The government also by an order dated 4th September 2012 created four > additional posts in the office of the Advocate General bringing the total > staff entitlement of the Advocate General to 16. > > Why does the tax payer have to pay for the high petrol consumption of the > Mercedes Benz being used by Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni? Some staff > working at the private law office of Atmaram Nadkarni on 18th June Road are > also being paid by the state exchequer. There cannot be intermingling of > work in the official office of the Advocate General and that of his private > office. > > It may be recalled that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on 23rd May last > year directed that the fees of Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni be hiked > due to the very high inflation being faced by the Advocate General. > > The Government hiked the fees of the Advocate General from a monthly > maximum of five lakhs to a whopping eight lakhs. The Advocate General?s per > appearance fee before the High Court was hiked from Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000 > per case per day. In addition the Advocate General is now paid Rs 75,000 > per official visit to Delhi for conference or per appearance before the > Supreme Court. Earlier the Advocate General was paid Rs 25,000 per > appearance before the Supreme Court and was not entitled to any conference > charges while in Delhi. > > It is ironical that while the Government has hiked the fees of India?s > highest paid Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni on grounds of inflation, the > government has not yet increased the fees of other government advocates. > > Aires Rodrigues > T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat > Ribandar - Goa - 403006 > Mobile: 9822684372 >
