Subsistence Allowance - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition subsistence-allowance

Definition :

Subsistence allowance, the dictionary meaning of the word 'Subsist' as given in Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Vol. II at p. 2171 is 'to remain alive as on food; to continue to exist'. 'Subsistence' means - means of supporting life, especially a minimum livelihood, O.P. Gupta v. Union of India, AIR 1987 SC 2257: (1988) 1 SCR 27: (1987) 4 SCC 328.