ANDHRA PRADESH REVISED PENSION RULES, 1980 (As ... - APHB

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(b) to agree to refund to the Government the monetary benefits
referred to in clause (a) or to forgo the same if they have not
been paid to him and count in lieu thereof the service for which
the aforesaid monetary benefits may have been payable.
(2) The option under sub-rule (1) shall be communicated to the
Head of Office or to the Audit Officer within a period of three
months from the date of issue of the order of permanent
transfer to pensionable service, or if the Government servant
is on leave on that day, within three months of his return from
leave, whichever is later.
(3) If no communication is received by the Head of Office within
the period referred to in sub-rule (2), the Government servant
shall be deemed to have opted for the retention of the monetary
benefits payable or paid to him on account of service rendered
on contract.
18. Counting of pre-retirement civil service in the case of reemployed
Government servants:-
(1) A Government servant who, having retired on compensation
pension or invalid pension or compensation gratuity or invalid gratuity, is reemployed
and appointed regularly to a service or post to which these rules
apply, may exercise option either-
(a) to continue to draw the pension or retain the gratuity sanctioned
for his earlier service, in which case his former service shall
not count as qualifying service, or
(b) to cease to draw his pension or refund gratuity, including the
retirement gratuity, if any, as the case may be, and count his
previous service as qualifying service in which case the pension
intermediately drawn shall not be required to be refunded.
(2) (a) The option under sub-rule (1) shall be exercised within three
months of the date of issue of the order of regular appointment
to a service or post on re-employment or if the Government
servant is on leave on that day, within three months of his return
from leave, whichever is later.
(b) If no option is exercised within the period referred to in clause
(a), the Government servant shall be deemed to have opted
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