When Hanuman submitted a TA bill after the journey to bring Sanjeevani Booti...?

After the Lanka War, Hanuman submitted his TA Bill for his tour to pick up the Sanjevani booti, but the Dealing Assistant in the TA Section raised three objections as under...

a) Hanuman did not take permission of King Bharat for undertaking the tour;
b) Hanuman, being a Group 'D' official, was not entitled to Air Travel; and,
c) Hanuman was asked to carry a plant, but instead carried the whole mountain...

Hence, the claim for excess baggage is not acceptable...

When Hanuman invited Ram's attention to the above, he stated that he could do nothing since the queries raised were as per rules...

However, seeing Hanuman's plight, Lakshman volunteered to speak to the dealing assistant and offered him 10 per cent of the amount claimed in the TA Bill...

After that alluring offer, the dealing assistant wrote on file...

I examined this... Since Bharat was ruling as a representative of Ram and since Hanuman had gone on official work under direct directions of Ram, these directions would not only suffice, but would also constitute permission to utilize non-entitled class of travel...

The excess baggage is justified as Hanuman being a Group 'D' official might not have been able to properly identify the proper plant, and, bringing the wrong plant would have entailed multiple journeys, thereby increasing expenditure from the exchequer...

Accordingly, the claim, as submitted, may be passed..."