Rule 12 — CCS
Original Rule Text
12. Maximum amount of continuous leave (DOPT Notification No. No. 13026/2/20 10- Estt. (L), dated 29.03.2012) (1) No Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years
(2) Unless the President, in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case, otherwise determines, a Government servant who remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding five years other than on foreign service, with or without leave, shall be deemed to have resigned from the Government service:
Provided that a reasonable opportunity to explain the reasons for such absence shall be given to that Government servant before provisions of sub-rule (2) are invoked.
Provided that this rule shall not apply to a case where leave is applied on medical certificate, in connection with a disability. (DOPT Notification No. 18017/1/2014-Estt. (L), dated 03.04.2018)
12. Remarks and/or recommendation of the Controlling Officer Signature (with date) Designation