Is it competent for the Authority to entertain and decide an application for payment of subsistence allowance?
: The subsistence allowance payable to an employee placed under suspension pending Departmental Enquiry is covered within the definition of wages given under Section 2(6) of the Act and, therefore, the Authority is competent to entertain and decide an application for payment of subsistence allowance.
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