THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

71. No Government servant who has been granted leave on medical certificate may returnto duty without first producing a medical certificate of fitness in the form given in Annexure 1-A. Government may require a similar certificate in the case of any Government servant whohas been granted leave for reasons of health, even though such leave was not actually grantedon medical certificate.Delegation.The authority by whom the leave has been granted to a Government servant for reasons of health,though not on a medical certificate, has power to require the submission of a medical certificate offitness before he returns from leave.72. (1) A Government servant on leave may not return to duty before the expiry of theperiod of leave granted to him, unless he is permitted to do so by the authority which grantedhim leave.(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), a Government servant on leavepreparatory to retirement shall be precluded from withdrawing his request for permission toretire and from returning to duty, save with the consent of the authority empowered to appointhim.Instructions.1. A Government servant desiring to return to duty within the period of his leave shouldcommunicate his desire to the authority which sanctioned the leave sufficiently early to enablesuitable arrangements to be made.2. A Government servant returning to duty at a time other than that fixed for him by theauthority which granted him leave has no claim to be appointed to any particular post and is liable tobe kept on subsistence grant until a suitable vacancy occurs.3. No formal cancellation of the unexpired portion of leave is necessary when a Governmentservant returns to duty before the expiry of his leave.73. A Government servant who remains absent after the end of his leave is entitled to noleave-salary for the period of such absence, and that period will be debited against his leaveaccount as though it were leave on half average pay, unless his leave is extended byGovernment. Willful absence from duty after the expiry of leave may be treated asmisbehaviour for the purpose of Rule 15.Delegation.The authority by whom leave has been granted to a Government servant who remains absent afterthe end of his leave is authorized to extend his leave provided that the grant of leave for the totalperiod of absence is within his powers.74. Subject to any instructions which may be given by the Comptroller and Auditor-Generalof India in order to secure efficiency and uniformity in audit, Government may make rulesprescribing the procedure to be followed:—(i) in making application for leave and for permission to return from leave;(ii) in granting leave;(iii) in the payment of leave salary; and(iv) in the maintenance of records of service.Note.—The rules framed under this rule will be found in Annexure-II.Section III—Ordinary Leave Rules.75. All Government servants shall be subject to ordinary leave rules.114