THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

thereof, on which leave was granted or extended, and have taken these into consideration in arrivingat my/our decision).Signature of (the Civil Surgeon of the Medical Board, etc.)Instructions.—If the Government servant on leave is a Gazetted Officer who has taken leave on acertificate granted by a Medical Board, the certificate of fitness to return to duty should also be from aMedical Board except—(1) in case in which the leave is for not more than three months, or(2) in cases in which the leave is for more than three months or leave for three months or less isextended beyond three months but the Medical Committee granting the original certificate or thecertificate for extension state at the time of granting such certificate, that the Government servantneed not appear before another Committee for obtaining the certificate of fitness to return to duty.In the case in items (1) and (2) above, the certificate should be signed by a commissioned MedicalOfficer or a Medical Officer in-charge of a civil station. If the Government servant on leave is not agazetted officer, the authority under which the Government servant will be employed on return fromleave may, in its discretion, accept a certificate signed by any Registered Medical Practitioner [videGovernment of India, Finance Department, No. F-7 (35)-R-1/34, dated 21st May 1935].ANNEXURE II—PART IRules under Fundamental Rule 74LEAVE PROCEDURE IN THE CASE OF GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.SECTION I—LEAVE ACCOUNTS.By whom maintained.1. The leave account shall be maintained in F.R. Form No. 9-A, in respect of Governmentservants subject to the leave rules in the Fundamental Rules and in the Form prescribed in theTamil Nadu Leave Rules, 1933, in the case of those governed by the said Tamil Nadu LeaveRules, 1933.2. (a) The leave account of a Group A and B Government servant shall be maintained by, orunder the directions of the principal auditor responsible for the audit of his pay.(b) The leave account of Group C and D Government servant shall be maintained and theentries therein attested by the head of the office in which he is employed.SECTION II—APPLICATION FOR LEAVE.To whom application should be made.3. Every application for leave or for an extension of leave should be sent to the competentauthority through the immediate superior, if any, of the Government servant applying for leave.In the case of Group A and B officers, the application should also be sent through theAccountant-General. The application of a Government servant in foreign employ should alsobe sent through the Accounts Officer who accounts for the contribution recovered from theforeign employer.5. Application for leave from Military Officers in Civil employ whether they are subject toMilitary leave rules or Civil leave rules, shall be submitted to Government through the Civil217