EXTRAORDINARY LEAVE:–
1. May be granted to an employee when no
ordinary leave is due to him. Except in exceptional circumstances the duration
of extraordinary leave shall not exceed 3 months on any one occasion and 12
months during the entire period of an employee’s service.
2. A competent authority may grant
extraordinary leave in combination with or in continuation of leave of any
other kind admissible to the employee.
3. No pay and allowances are admissible
during the period of extraordinary leave and the period spent on such leave
shall not count for increments; provided that in cases where the sanctioning
authority is satisfied that the leave was taken on account of illness or for
any other cause beyond the employee’s control it may direct the period of
extraordinary leave may count for increments; provided that in the case of
employees who are office bearers of registered trade unions increments may be
deferred only to the extent that extraordinary leave exceeds 2 months in any
increment year.