THE FUNDAMENTAL RULES OF THE TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

SECTION VIII-RETURN FROM LEAVE.42. Group A and B Government servant, on return from leave, must report his return toGovernment.43. A Government servant returning from leave is not entitled in the absence of specificorders to that effect, to resume as a matter of course the post which he held before going onleave. He must report his return to duty and await orders. He must, if necessary, also submitto such delay as may be required in the interest of the public service.Note.—Controlling officer-should provide for the expected return of Government servantsfrom leave by seeing that the Government servants to be relieved are at headquarters in duetime to give over charge.Return to duty.44. Before returning to duty a gazetted Government servant who has drawn his leavesalaryin India should obtain a last-pay certificate from the Audit Officer within whosejurisdiction his leave-salary was last paid, and deliver it to the Audit Officer, who audits hispay. Without such a certificate, he cannot obtain payments of any arrears of leave-salary orpay due to him.RULINGS.(1) When a Government servant is appointed to officiate in a Group A and B capacity, the AuditOfficer shall call for his leave account and maintain it. During leave, such a Government servant shallbe deemed to hold a Group A and B status for purposes of drawal of leavy-salary grant of extensionof leave, issue of notifications, etc., irrespective of the fact whether on the expiry of his leave he wouldreturn to his Group A and B post or not. The Audit Officer will intimate the rate of leave-salaryadmissible to the officer direct and the officer will draw his pay accordingly. Any extension of leavewill also be certified by the Audit Officer.[Finance Memorandum No.83902-2-(C.S.R.), dated 7th January 1954.](2) In the case of an officer who is granted leave under rule 24 (a) under Fundamental Rule 74 (a)the leave should initially be treated as leave preparatory to retirement but if the officer returns to dutysubsequently, the leave should be treated as leave on medical certificate for purposes of the provisoto Rule 81(b). Necessary adjustments in the leave account, should be made and arrears of leavesalary,if any, should also be paid.(G.O. No. 382, Finance, dated 21st October 1937.)(3) The discretion allowed by rule 24 (c) may be exercised in the case of Government Servantswho are sent before a competent medical authority either for grant of leave or for report as to theirfitness for further service and the latter certifies them to be completely and permanently incapacitatedfor further service.[G.O. No. 576, Finance (Pension), dated 17th July 1930 and No.348, Finance, dated 28th July 1936.](4) Rules 11 to 16 in section III of the rules under Fundamental Rule 74(a) regulating the grant ofleave on medical certificate to gazetted Officers should be applied also to Government servants whoare holding gazetted posts in an officiating capacity prior to their going on leave. An officiatinagGazetted Government servant who applies for leave or extension of leave should accordingly producea certificate from a medical committee in support of his application for leave or extension of leave.(G.O. No. 326, Finance, dated 20th January, 1951).Part II—OMITTEDANNEXURE II—PART III.Rules under Fundamental Rule 74 (iv).MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF SERVICE.Groups A and B Government Servants.225