APPENDIX XII A] RULES FOR THE GRANT OF LEAVE TO RADIATION

WORKERS IN THE STATE MEDICAL SERVICE

1. For the purpose of these rules:

(i) Radiation worker means a worker liable to exposure to
ionising radiation in the course of his official work which
shall include a person working inside the X-ray and
Radium Departments like Radiologist, Radiographer,
Technician and Nursing staff of Radiology Department but
does not include stretcher bearers, attenders, etc., of the
Radiology Department who are not exposed to radiation
while a patient is being X-rayed or treated.
(ii) A year means a year of duty.
2. Every radiation worker shall be granted thirty days special [G.O.(P) 992/97/Fin.,
casual leave in one spell, every year to recoup his health even dt. 5-11-1997]
when his health is apparently good.
This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force
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with effect from 1 April 1995.
3. These rules shall apply to all radiation workers (permanent or
temporary employees) in the State Medical Service but not to
purely provisional hands.
The above Rule shall be deemed to have come into force
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with effect from 29 March 1965.

APPENDIX XII A

RULES FOR THE GRANT OF LEAVE WITHOUT

ALLOWANCES FOR TAKING UP EMPLOYMENT
ABROAD OR WITHIN INDIA

(Referred to in Exception 2 to Rule 88 and Rule 110-B of Part I)

*The following rules shall regulate the grant of leave
without allowances to officers for taking up employment abroad or
within India. These rules shall not apply in cases of employment in
the service of any public sector undertaking, aided schools and
private colleges or any body incorporated or not, which is wholly or
substantially owned, controlled or aided by any State Government
or the Government of India.
1. Government will be very selective in granti ng leave without
allowances to employees belonging to professional categories like
highly qualified doctors, engineers, scientists etc., for taking up
employment abroad or within India. In scarce categories like
Veterinary Surgeons, Livestock Assistants and any other category

where there is shortage of personnel, officers will not be allowed to

take up such employment unless they resign their jobs under
Government before hand.
2. No officer going for employment under these rules will be treated
as on deputation. An officer taking up employment abroad or
within India on his own accord will have to go on leave without
allowances to avail himself of the facility.
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3. No other kind of leave will be sanctioned in combination with or in

continuation of the leave under these rules, **except leave under
**[G.O. (P)1002/97/Fin.,
Appendix XII C.
dt. 6-11-1997]
4. Permanent officers and non-permanent officers who have
completed probation in their entry cadre in the regular service of
Government may be granted leave without allowances under
these rules. In such cases, for and during the currency of, the
period of leave, the officers shall lose all service benefits such as
the earning of leave including half pay leave, pension, gratuity,
increment, etc., and also promotion chances as may arise with
reference to their seniority in the posts from which they proceeded
on leave. They shall also lose seniority in the higher grade/grades
with reference to their juniors who might get promoted to such
grade/grades before they rejoin duty.
5. In the case of non-permanent officers in regular service who have
not completed probation in the entry grade, leave without
allowances may be granted subject to the condition that they will
have to start afresh and complete their probation on return from the
leave without allowances. In other words, the officers will forfeit
the service benefits that had accrued to them prior to their
proceeding on leave and they will be deemed as new entrants to
Government service on return from leave. What is protected is
only their right to rejoin Government service in the same entry
grade as if they were new entrants.
6. The maximum period of leave that may be sanctioned to officers [G.O.(P) 1002/97/Fin.,
under these rules, including the leave sanctioned under Appendix dt. 6-11-1997]
XII C, if any, during their entire service shall be limited to fifteen
years. If the officer who has availed himself of the leave without
allowances for a total period of 15 years, whether continuously or
in broken periods does not return to duty immediately on the expiry
of the leave, his service shall be terminated after following the
procedure laid down in Kerala Civil Services (Classification,
Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960. This condition shall be
incorporated in every order sanctioning such leave.
This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force [G.O.(P) 20/93/Fin.,
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with effect from 27 December 1986 dt. 5-1-1993]
7. Those who are under bonded obligation to serve Government for a
prescribed period will not be granted leave under these rules till the
period covered by the bond is over, unless they settle the bonded
obligations before the grant of leave. The amount remitted on that
account will not be refunded under any circumstances. Similarly,
officers against whom disciplinary action or vigilance enquiry is
pending will not be eligible for leave under these rules.
8. Those who had availed themselves of any loan such as house

building advance, conveyance advance etc., shall either clear the

dues or execute a bond as required under G.O.(P)
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1028/79/Fin.,dated 23 November 1979 in the form appended
thereto, before the grant of leave.

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THOSE IN ELIGIBLE FOR LEAVE FOR STUDY PURPOSE UNDER RULE 88 OR RULE 91
PART I, KERALA SERVICE RULES

9. Those officers who absent themselves unauthorisedly without

getting the leave sanctioned under these rules shall be proceeded
against and their service terminated after following the procedure
laid down in the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and
Appeal) Rules 1960. Requests for re-entertainment in Government
Service in such cases as well as in cases covered by Rule 6
above, will be summarily rejected.
10. These rules shall apply to all cases of grant of leave without
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allowances on or after the 16 December, 1983 whether in
extension of the leave already granted or otherwise and such leave
granted before that date shall be reckoned for applying the 15
years limit under Rules 6 above.
11. No relaxation of any of the above rules will be allowed.
*This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force [G.O.(P) 953/86/Fin.,
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with effect from 16 December 1983. dt. 27-12-1986]
Note. -Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules those who have
proceeded on leave for taking up employment abroad *or within the
* [G.O.(P) 150/96/Fin.,
country before the commencement of these Rules, after obtaining
dt. 30-1-1996]
permission of Government will continue to be governed by the conditions
laid down in G.O.(P) 274/70/Fin., dated 29-4-1970 for the leave granted to
them even if it extends beyond 16-12-1983.
Effective from 16th December 1983. [G.O.(P)1078/92/Fin.,
dt. 16-12-1992]

APPENDIX XII B

RULES FOR THE GRANT OF LEAVE WITHOUT

ALLOWANCES FOR THOSE INELIGIBLE FOR
LEAVE FOR STUDY PURPOSE UNDER RULE 88 OR
RULE 91, PART I, KERALA SERVICE RULES

(Referred to in Exception No. 2 to Rule 88 and in Rule 110 C

under Section XI-C of Chapter IX, Part I.)
*The following Rules shall regulate the grant of leave for study
purpose in the case of Officers who are not eligible for leave for
more than three months under Rule 88 due to the condition of 3
years of continuous service or under Rule 91 due to the condition
in Note 2 thereunder. In such cases Leave Without Allowances will
be granted for the purpose of study to cover the entire period of the
course concerned subject to the following conditions :-
(i) In the case of officers who have completed probation in the
entry grade, during the currency of the period of leave, they
shall lose all service benefits such as earning of all kinds of
Leave, Pension, Gratuity, Increment etc., and also promotion
benefits which may arise with reference to their seniority in the

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posts from which they proceeded on leave. They shall also

lose seniority in the higher grade/grades with reference to their
juniors who might get promoted to such grade/grades before
they rejoin duty;
(ii) In the case of those who have not completed probation in the
entry grade, they shall. besides losing all the service benefits
during the currency of the period of leave, forfeit the service
benefits that had accrued to them prior to their proceeding on
leave. They shall be deemed as new entrants to Government
Service on return from leave. They shall have to start afresh
and complete their probation on return from leave. Only their
right to rejoin Government Service in the same entry grade is
protected as if they were new entrants;
(iii) Those who are under bonded obligation to serve Government
for a prescribed period will not be granted leave under these
rules till the period covered by the bond is over, unless they
settle the bonded obligation before the grant of leave. The
amount remitted on that account will not be refunded under
any circumstances. Officers against whom disciplinary action
or vigilance enquiry is pending will not be eligible for leave
under these Rules;
(iv) The maximum period of leave that can be granted will be five
years during the entire period of service;
(v) The leave will not be allowed to be combined with any other
kind of leave or vacation;
(vi) In the case of officers who do not rejoin duty on the expiry of
leave, they shall be removed from service after following the
procedure laid down in the Kerala Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960.
*This amendment shall be deemed to have come into *[G.O.(P) 654/95/Fin.,
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force with effect from 18 September 1984. dt. 10-10-1995]

APPENDIX XII C

RULES FOR THE GRANT OF LEAVE WITHOUT

ALLOWANCES FOR JOINING SPOUSE

(Referred to in Exception 2 to Rule 88 and in Rule 110-D, Part I)

*The following rules shall regulate the grant of leave without
allowances for the purpose of joining spouse.
1. Only leave without allowances shall be granted for the purpose.
Note. - Officers, who seek leave for short periods, not exceeding three months for
the purpose of joining spouse, may be granted ordinary leave subject to
eligibility. However, when officers who avail of such leave upto three
months, seek extension in continuation of the leave for the same purpose,
the ordinary leave already granted shall be retrospectively commuted into
leave without allowances under these rules.
2. Officers shall not accept any employment during the currency of
the period of leave, without prior sanction of the Government.

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JOINING SPOUSE

3. No other kind of leave except leave under Appendix XIIA shall

be granted in combination with or in continuation of the leave
under these rules.
4. Permanent officers and non-permanent officers who have
completed probation in their entry cadre in the regular service of
the Government may be granted leave without allowances under
these rules. In such cases, for, and during the currency of the
period of leave, the officers shall lose all service benefits
including earning of leave, increment, gratuity, pension etc., and
also promotion chances as may arise with reference to their
seniority in the posts from which they proceed on leave. They
shall also lose seniority in the higher grade (s) with reference to
their juniors who might get promoted to such grade (s) before
they rejoin duty.

5. In the case of non-permanent officers in regular service who

have not completed probation in their entry cadre, leave under
these rules may be granted subject to the condition that they
shall have to start afresh and complete their probation on re-
joining duty. The service benefits that had accrued to them
before proceeding on leave shall be forfeited and on rejoining
duty they shall be deemed as new entrants in the Government
service.
6. The maximum period of leave that may be sanctioned to officers
under these rules, including the leave sanctioned under
Appendix XIIA, if any, during their entire service shall be limited
to fifteen years. If the officers who have availed of the leave
without allowances for a total period of fifteen years, whether
continuously or in broken periods, do not return to duty
immediately on the expiry of the leave, their service shall be
terminated after following the procedure laid down in Kerala Civil
Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960.
7. Those who are under bonded obligation to serve the
Government for a prescribed period, shall not be granted leave
under these rules till the period covered by the bond is over or till
the bonded obligation is settled.
8. Those who have any outstanding liability to the Government,
such as House Building Advance, Conveyance Advance etc.,
shall not be granted leave under these rules unless they clear
the outs tanding liability in toto or execute a bond as prescribed
by the Government.
9. Officers against whom disciplinary action or vigilance enquiry is
pending shall not be eligible for leave under these rules.
10. Those officers who absent themselves unauthorisedly without
getting the leave sanctioned under these rules shall be
proceeded against and their service shall be terminated after
following the procedure laid down in the Kerala Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960.
*This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force [G.O.(P) 1002/97/Fin.,
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with effect from 12 April 1984 dt. 6-11-1997]

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