Return on Duty after leave

Rejoining duty on return from Leave on medical grounds

1. An employee  who  has  been  granted  leave  on  medical  certificate  is required to produce a medical certificate of fitness before resuming duty.

1. Leave sanctioning  authority  may  secure  second  medical  opinion,  if considered necessary.

Rejoining duty before the expiry of leave

Except  with  the  permission  of  the  authority,  who  granted  leave,  no member of the staff on leave may return to duty before the expiry of the period of leave granted to him.

Maximum period of absence from duty

1. No member of the Service shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years.
2. A member of the service who remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding five years other than on foreign service, whether with or without leave, shall be deemed to have resigned from the service.