Casual Leave-Rule 16-MEPS

16. Leave MEPS. - 

(1) Leave shall not be claimed as matter of right. Discretion to grant, refuse or cancel leave (other than casual leave) is reserved.-(i) in the case of the teaching and non-teaching staff (other than the Head), with the School Committee and (ii) in the case of the Head, with the Management.

(2) An application for leave other than casual leave or extension of leave or to proceed on leave after vacation shall ordinarily be made in good time before the date from which the leave or its extension is sought. Even in exceptional cases where it is not possible to apply beforehand because of circumstances beyond the control of the employee, the application shall be made within 7 days from the date of absence. A non-permanent employee shall be deemed to have abandoned his service if he fails to apply for leave within seven days from the date of absence.

(3) In the case of a permanent employee who, without sufficient cause fails to apply for leave within 7 days from the date of absence, it shall be treated as breach of discipline and he shall be liable for suitable disciplinary action after due inquiry. A permanent employee who is absent from duty with or without leave continuously for a period of three years or more, shall be deemed to have voluntarily abandoned his services.

(4) Casual leave may be granted to the teaching and non-teaching staff other than the Head, by the Head, and to the head by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Management if the Head himself is the Chief Executive Officer for a period not exceeding 15 days in an academic year subject to the condition that ordinarily not more than seven days, casual leave can be enjoyed at a time which may be extended up-to 10 days, only in exceptional circumstances.

(5) Not more than two holidays can be enjoyed in conjunction with any spell of casual leave whether by prefixing or by suffixing or by both and the total period of casual leave and holidays enjoyed continuously at one time shall not exceed 7 days save only in exceptional circumstances when it may be extended up-to 10 days.

(6) The number of holidays in excess of two holidays prefixed or suffixed or both, to the casual leave shall be treated as casual leave. Sundays and holidays interposed between two periods of casual leave shall be treated as part of casual leave.

(7) Casual leave cannot ordinarily be prefixed or suffixed to vacation except with the previous permission of the Head.

(8) It is permissible to enjoy half day’s casual leave if the period of absence is half or less than half of a working day.

(9) Absence on a Saturday, if it is half working day or on any other day which is observed by the school as a half working day, shall be treated as casual leave for a full day and not as a half day’s casual leave.

(10) The following kinds of special casual leave which shall not be debited to the casual leave admissible to an employee shall be granted, namely:-

(a) Special Casual Leave under the Family Planning Scheme:-

Occasion                                                                                       Special Casual Leave Admissible

(i) Vasectomy or as the case may be,                                           Not exceeding six working days.

Tubectomy operation.

(ii)  Female Employees undergoing non-                                         Not exceeding 14 days.

Puerperal sterilization.

 

Note 1. – The special casual leave on the above two occasions may be combined with ordinary casual leave or regular leave provided by the application is supported by a medical certificate.

 

Note 2. – The special casual leave in item (ii) shall also be granted to female employees who have three or more living children and who undergo sterilization.

 

(iii) Female employees undergoing I.U.                                 For the day subject to production

C.D. insertion.                                                                                   Of a medical certificate.

(iv) Employee whose wife undergoes a                                                 Note exceeding seven days, subject      

Gynaec. Sterilisation (non-puerperal                                      to production of a medical

Tubectomy).                                                                                      Certificate.

 

Note 1. – The special casual leave may be combined with ordinary casual leave or regular leave provided the application is supported by a medical certificate by the doctor who actually performs the operation to the effect that the presence of the employee is essential to look after his wife during the period of leave.

 

Note 2. – Special casual leave not exceeding four days shall be granted to the employee whose wife undergoes tubectomy operation immediately after the delivery subject to production of a medical certificate from the doctor who actually performs the operation.

 

(b) Special Casual Leave on other occasions mentioned below:-

          Occasion                                                          Special Casual Leave admissible

(i) Anti-rabies treatment.                                      Up to 3 weeks.

(ii) Participation in national or inter-                   Up to 30 days, subject to the provisions of Notes 2 ,4

National sports.                                                    

(iii) Mountaineering.                                          Up to 30 days, subject to the provisions of Notes 3,4

                                                                             

(iv) Free Blood Donation.                                One day

                                                                        (either on the same day or

              on the very next day of donation of

             blood but not on any other subsequent day)               

                        

 

Note 1.- Of a substitute is appointed in place of an employee granted leave under item (i), such substitute shall be entitled to salary and allowance admissible to him.

 

Note 2.- Grant of Special Casual Leave for participation in national or international sports shall be –

(1) For participation in sporting events of national or international importance.

(i) in respect of international sporting events by National Sports Federation or association recognized by the All India Council or Board and approved by Ministry of Education of Government of India, or

(ii) in respect of national importance when the sporting event in which participation takes place is held on an Inter-State, Inter-Zonal or Inter-Circle basis and the employee takes part in the event in a team as duly nominated representative on behalf of the State, Zone or Circle and when he participates in his personal capacity.

 

(3) When an employee is selected or sponsored for attending, coaching a Training Camp or All-India Coaching or Training Schemes or his services are utilized as Umpire for such sporting events

 

Note 3. - Special casual leave for Mountaineering shall be admissible when the expedition is approved by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation.

 

 Note 4. - If an employee participates in national or international sporting event and also in mountaineering the total special casual leave shall not exceed 30 days.