Commuted leave- Rule 16-MEPS

(12) (a) Commuted leave not exceeding half the period of half pay leave due may be granted on medical certificate given by a registered medical practitioner, stating as clearly as possible, the nature and probable duration of the llness, on the following conditions, namely :-

 

(i) When commuted leave is granted, twice the amount of such leave shall be debited against the half pay leave due.

 

(ii) No commuted leave is granted under this rule, unless the authority competent to sanction leave has reason to believe that the employee will return to duty on its expiry.

 

(b) The authority competent to sanction leave may, as its discretion, secure a second. Hospitals in Bombay, or Civil Surgeon or District Medical Officer, or medical Officer of Zilla Parishads. Municipal Councils or Municipal Corporations to have the applicant medically examined. If the authority decides to do so, it shall arrange for the second medical examination to be made on the earliest possible date after the date on which the first medical opinion was given. It shall forward the original medical certificate produced by the applicant to the Medical Officer by whom he is to be re-examined.

 (c) The re-examination, if necessary, shall be arranged by the Management at its own cost, if any, and any, expenditure on his account shall not be held admissible for grant.

 

(d) Half pay leave up to a maximum of 180 days shall be allowed to be commuted during the entire service where such leave is utilised for an approved course of study which is certificate to be in the public interest by the authority sanctioning leave on the conditions mentioned in sub-clause (i) and (ii) of clause (a).