(1) Leave of any kind cannot be claimed as of right. When the exigencies of the service so require, discretion to refuse/defer or revoke leave of any kind is reserved by the authority empowered to grant it.
(2) An officer who desires to obtain leave of absence, other than casual leave, shall apply in writing to the authority empowered to grant such leave. Generally, application for leave, shall be made not less than one month before the date from which the leave is to commence, except in urgent cases of unforeseen circumstances including illness when it is not possible to do so. The authority empowered to g rant leave shall communicate the decision as soon as practicable, and in case of an urgent nature, immediately. When the leave is sanctioned, the date of commencement of the leave and the date on which the officer will have to resume duty shall generally be intimated to the officer.
(3) If an officer after proceeding on leave desires an extension thereof, he shall make an application in writ ing to the authority empowered to grant leave. Such application should state the full postal and telegraphic address of the officer and should be made in sufficient time to enable the said authority to consider the application and send a reply to him before the expiry of the leave desired to be extended. A reply either of grant or refusal of extension shall be sent to the officer at the address given by him.
(4) An officer who overstays his leave (except under circumstances beyond his control for which he tenders a satisfactory explanation) shall not be paid his salary and allowances and shall further render himself liab le to such disciplinary action as the competent authority may deem fit.
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(5) An officer on leave will not be entit led to return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him, unless he is permitted to do so by the authority which granted him leave.
(6) An officer on leave shall, unless otherwise instructed to the contrary, return for duty to the place at which he was last posted (at the time of granting the leave).
(7) The authority empowered to grant leave may require an officer who has availed himself of leave for reasons of health to produce a medical certif icate of f itness before he resumes duty.
(8) The Board and/or the Competent Authority may further prescribe, from time to time, other terms and conditions for sanctioning leave of any kind.
CASUAL LEAVE: