Casual Leave

CASUAL LEAVE

         Casual leave is not provided for in the Fundamental Rules and is a concession to enable Government servants in special circumstances to be absent from duty for short period without such absence being treated as leave under the leave rules applicable to the Government servant concerned. Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right. When the exigencies of service so require, discretion to refuse or revoke leave of any description is reserved to the authority empowered to grant it.

Leave Sanction Authority:

Head of office / Head of Unit Officer / Department ( Executive instructions regarding Casual Leave) of A .P . Fundamental & Subsidiary Rules vide Ruling 4 of FR 85.

Casual Leave Crediting / Accounting Details:

1. 15 days per calendar year ( Maximum period for availment in a calendar year is 15 days in general.) as per (G.O.Ms.No.52, GAD(Poll.B) Dept., Dt.04.02.81)
2. If not availed in the calendar year leave will lapse
3. If Employee appointed in the middle of the year, Casual Leave s (CLs) should be credited proportionately.
4. A register of CL should be maintained in office / School .
5. For each 3 or more late attendances on permission – 1 CL will be deducted as per (GoMsNo.574,GAD(ser-c)Dept., dt;3-7-71).

Casual Leave Availing procedure:
1. By taking prior permission
2. In-charge arrangement should be made.
3. HODs should intimate to the concerned Department in Govt.
4. Casual leave Can be availed in combination with OH ( Optional Holiday) & PH (Public Holidays) & SCL ( Special Casual Leave)
5. Cannot be availed in combination with other leave, vacation & joining time.
6. ½ day CL may be availed from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm (or) from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm.
7. For temp. employees, sanction depends on discretion of sanctioning authority based on the length of service. ( G.O.Ms.No.999, Fin.,Dt.30.05.1959)
8. For each 3 or more late attendances on permission – 1 CL will be deducted as per (GoMsNo.574,GAD(ser-c)Dept., dt;3-7-71).

Casual Leave Limitations:
1. Total period of absence from duty should not exceed 10 days.
2. An officer is not entitled to take full amount of CLs in a year.(G.O.Ms.No.2465,Fin.,Dt.23.12.1959, G.O.Ms.No.2094,Fin, Dt.22.04.1960).
3. Frequent availing of CLs / Holidays by an individual should be avoided.
4. Balance will not be carry forwarded to the next calendar year