Commuted Leave (half amount of half pay leave)

Commuted Leave:

  1. Commuted Leave not exceeding half the amount of half pay leave due can be taken on medical certificate.

 

 

  1. Commuted Leave can be taken without medical certificate:

 

  1. a. upto a maximum of 180 days in the entire service if utilized for an approved course of study certified to be in public interest by the Direct

 

  1. upto a  maximum  of  60  days  by  a  female  staff  if  it  is  in continuation of maternity leave.

 

  1. c. upto a maximum of 60 days by a female staff with less than two living children if she adopts a child less than one year

 

1.  Commuted  Leave  can  be  granted  only  when  the  leave  sanctioning authority is satisfied that there is a reasonable prospect of staff returning to duty on its expiry.   So it cannot be granted as leave preparatory  to retirement.

 

  1. If commuted leave is taken, twice the number of days availed should be debited in the HPL account.

 

  1. Where the  staff  granted  commuted   leave  quits  service  voluntarily without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as HPL and excess leave salary shall be recovered.  If the retirement is by reason of  ill-health  incapacitating  him  for  further  service  or  in  the  event  of death, no such recovery should be made.
  1. Commuted leave may be granted at the request of the staff even when PL/EL is available.

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.