THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

to be infected with the disease. “Leave not due” may also be granted to such a person if he is stillundergoing treatment at the time of expiry of the leave which is to his credit.The above orders also apply to persons suffering from secondary syphilis.(G.O.Ms.No.111, Public, dated 30th January 1929.)Twenty-eight months continuous absence explained.12. The limit of 28 months of continuous absence prescribed in this rule includes the period ofvacation, if any, with which study and other leave is combined.The intention of this rule is that whatever kind of leave has been included in the first 28 months,any extension after that period on allowances, may be granted only on medical certificate.(G.O. Ms. No. 1293, Revenue, dated 7th July 1927.)Interpretation of the expression “continuous absence from duty on leave”13. The expression “continuous absence from duty on leave” occurring in these rules does not includeabsence on extraordinary leave.Combination of ordinary leave with “special leave” granted in connection with the awardof Commonwealth Fund Service Fellowships.14. The expression “continuous absence from duty on leave” occurring in these rules includesabsence on “special leave” granted in connection with the award of Commonwealth Fund ServiceFellowships, if owing to a combination of ordinary leave with such “special leave”, the aggregateperiod of absence exceeds 28 months.(Letter from the India Office to the Government of India in the Home Department, No.8, and G-4892/32, dated 19th October 1932.)82. The following provisions apply to vacation departments only:—(a) The rules specifying the departments or parts of departments which should be treatedas vacation departments and the conditions in which a Government servant should beconsidered to have availed himself of a vacation are given in the Instructions below.(b) Vacations count as duty, but the periods of total leave in Rule 81 (a) and 81 (b) shouldordinarily be reduced by one month for each year of duty in which the Government servanthas availed himself of the vacation. If a part only of the vacation has been taken in any year,the period to be deducted will be a fraction of a month equal to the proportion which the partof the vacation taken bears to the full period of the vacation.(c) In cases of urgent necessity, when a Government servant requires leave and no leave isdue to him, the period in Rule 81 (a) as reduced by clause (b) of this rule, may be increased byone month for every two years of duty in a vacation department.(d) When a Government servant combines vacation with leave, the period of vacation shallbe reckoned as leave in calculating the maximum amount of leave on average pay which maybe included in the particular period of leave.Note.—A Government servant will be considered to combine vacation with leave when suchleave immediately precedes or follows the vacation.Instructions under Rule 82 (a).1. A vacation department is a department, or part of a department, to which regular vacations areallowed, during which Government servants serving in the department are permitted to be absentfrom duty.2. Any period of recess which exceeds 15 days in duration shall be treated as a vacation for thepurposes of Rule 82.3. The following classes of Government servants are in vacation departments when the conditions ofInstruction are fulfilled:—(a) (i) Educational Officers other than Inspecting respecting Officers and their establishments; thestaff in professional colleges and schools enumerated in the Annexure below, when they enjoy avacation:—119