Your employer not having detailed you for any duty to fulfill your own requirement, you are not entitled for any TA/DA for inspection of documents you had sought under
RTI Act. Your
PIO did not order you to go and inspect the documents. On the other hand you had asked for inspection and the
PIO had intimated to you only where and when it is available. You are at full liberty in not carrying out the inspection in this case whereas if you had been detailed by your superior officer for inspection of any official duties you are duty bound to obey him. In that case you are entitled for TA/DA Allotment of the date, time and place of availability of the documents for your inspection is the prerogative of the publicauthority/CPIO. Incidentally, the entire issue of allowing use of
RTI Act by public servants are under examination. In case the information you need is very important, I suggest, better you avail the existing benefit, and inspect it by availing leave and incurring expenses lest you may miss this opportunity.