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[ANNEXURE - B

RULES REGULATING THE GRANT OF CASUAL LEAVE IN

RESPECT OF KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT SERVANTS WITH
EFFECT FROM 1ST JANUARY 1959 (GOVERNMENT ORDER
NO.FD.163 SRS 58 DATED 5TH DECEMBER 1958.)

The Government of Karnataka are pleased to issue the

following rules to regulate the grant of casual leave to Government
servants :-
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[1. Subject to the provisions of the succeeding rules, casual
leave may be granted to permanent or temporary Government
servant, whether he enjoys annual vacations or not, for 3[fifteen
days] in each calendar year, but not for more than seven days at a
time:

Provided that a Government servant who has not put in a

service of one year in a post, may be granted casual leave in
proportion to the period of his service at the rate of one day for
every completed service of one month]:
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[Provided further that nothing in these rules shall be
applicable to any absence from duty in pursuance of a strike and
no authority shall be competent to grant casual leave in respect of
such absence.

Explanation:- In this rule, ‘strike’ shall have the same

meaning as in Section 2 of the Karnataka State Civil Services
(Prevention of Strikes) Act, 1966 (Karnataka Act 30 of 1966.)]
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[Note - Casual Leave of half-a-day effective upto or from 2
p.m. on any working day may be granted subject to the prescribed
limit of 3(fifteen days.)]

(1A). No Government servant has a right to the grant of

casual leave. The authority empowered to grant casual leave may
refuse or revoke casual leave at any time according to the exigencies
of public service.
1. Inserted by No.FD 163 SRS 58 dated 5-12-1958 (w.e.f.1.1.1959)
2. Amended by No.FD 87 SRS 66 dated 16-9-1966
3. Amended by No.FD 16 SRS 89 dated 9-3-1989 (w.e.f.1.1.1989)
4. Amended by No.FD 12 SRS 67 dated 22-1-1968
5. Amended by No.FD 48 SRS 67 dated 12-4-1967 (w.e.f.1.3.1967)
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[(1B). Where the casual leave is required on any ground,
no Government servant shall absent himself from duty unless he
has been granted such leave by the competent authority :

Provided that where a Government Servant is unable to

attend due to illness or other sufficient cause and obtain orders of
the competent authority in time, he may be granted casual leave
subsequently if he establishes to the satisfaction of such authority
that he was unable to attend his duty for reasons beyond his control.]

(2). Casual leave shall not be granted so as to cause

evasion of the rules regarding :

(i) date of reckoning allowance,

(ii) charge of office,
(iii) commencement and end of leave, or
(iv) return to duty.

It shall not ordinarily be granted in continuation of other

leave, but the sanctioning authority may direct that it may be
combined with Sundays and other authorised holidays, provided
that not more than seven day’s casual leave, exclusive of such
Sundays and holidays, shall be granted during one period of absence
and provided also that such period of absence shall not exceed ten
days in all.

(3). Leave without allowance shall not be granted in

continuation of casual leave. In cases where leave without
allowances is requested in continuation of casual leave, the casual
leave already granted shall be cancelled and the leave without
allowances should commence from the date on which the casual
leave commenced.]

(4) The limitation of seven days at a time is not applicable

in cases of enforced absences from duty, as for instance on account
of detentions in plague camps or on account of orders not to attend
office in consequence of infection in the family or household of
Government servants when such absences are treated as casual
leave as provided for in the explanation under the note below :-
1. Amended by No.FD 12 SRS 67 dated 22-1-1968
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Note - This Rule is not to be read as precluding the

treatment as casual leave or absence from duty following leave
granted under the rules, so long as such absence is due to reasons
involving no evasion of the rule in regard to the matters above
specified, as for instance, when it is necessitated by detention in
plague camps on the way to rejoin or by orders not to attend office
in consequence of the presence of infectious disease in the family
or household of the person concerned.

Absence from duty for reasons of the nature indicated

above should be treated as follows:-

(a) In the case of a person who has not taken any leave at
his option, as casual leave or earned leave/privilege leave at his
credit; if he has neither of these kinds of leave to his credit, as any
other kind of leave admissible.

(b) In the case of a person who has already taken leave at

his option, as casual leave or leave of the same kind on which he
already is, if such leave is available or if he has no leave at his
credit, as leave without allowances.

(5). Any Government servant who has been bitten by a

rabid animal 1[xxx] may, to enable him to proceed for treatment, be
granted Casual Leave for the actual period of treatment-14 days
and for the number of days for the forward and backward journeys,
any leave required in excess of such leave being treated as earned
leave or privilege leave or half pay leave.

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[Note - Casual leave granted under this rule shall be treated
as special casual leave not debitable to the regular casual leave]

(6). A Government servant, 3[to whom casual leave has

been granted,] is not treated as absent from duty and his salary is
not intermitted.

Note - Government should not be put to any extra expense

in consequence of the absence of an officer on casual leave.
1. Deleted by No.FD 213 SRS 72 dated 10-5-1974 (w.e.f.10.5.1974)
2. Inserted by No.FD 7 SRS 72 dated 25-1-1972
3. Amended by No.FD 87 SRS 66 dated 16-9-1966
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In circumstances where it is found impracticable to make

local arrangements to look after the work of an absentee on casual
leave, Heads of Departments may make arrangements involving
extra cost by way of travelling allowance. They should, however,
simultaneously report to Government in each case, the
circumstances necessitating such arrangements. Travelling
allowance to the officers concerned will be admitted in audit only
after Government ratify the arrangements suggested by the Heads
of Departments.

(7). When a Government servant has to insure his life in

the Karnataka Government Insurance Department, 1[he may be
granted such casual leave] as may be necessary to enable him to
appear before a Medical Officer and to procure the required medical
certificate.

(8). When Government servants who are volunteers, are

permitted by Heads of Departments to attend camps of exercise
and rifle meetings without extra cost to Government or detriment to
Government work, the absence shall be treated as casual leave,
not counting against the casual leave ordinarily admissible under
the rule.

(9). Casual leave may be sanctioned by the Head of the

Office to all officers subordinate to him; and he may also delegate
this power to the senior Gazetted Assistant of his office.
(i) In respect of the Heads of Officers, casual leave shall
be sanctioned by the next higher authorities.
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[(ii) The Chief Secretary may sanction casual leave to
Commissioners and Secretary to Government .

(iii) The Commissioner and Secretary or Secretary - I to

Government may sanction casual leave to Secretary-II to
Government or Special Secretaries to Government.]
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[(iv) The Deputy Commissioners of Districts may avail
casual leave on their own authority upto three days at a time
provided they do not have to leave their jurisdiction during the
period. In other cases Secretary to Government, Revenue
Department or the concerned Divisional Commissioners may
sanction leave to Deputy Commissioners.
1. Amended by No.FD 87 SRS 66 dated 19-9-1966
2. Amended by No.FD 6 SRS 88 dated 1-2-1988
3. Amended by No.DPAR 436 SAS 91 dated 10-9-1992
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(v) Heads of Departments may sanction casual leave to

their subordinate officers of the Heads of Office within the
Department.

(vi) Other officers of the Department including IAS or KAS

may apply to their higher officers for sanction of casual leave. In
any case casual leave application need not be sent to the Chief
Secretary or the Department of Personnel and Administrative
Reforms.

(vii) The Heads of Departments may send their Earned

Leave or half pay leave applications etc., in duplicate to the
concerned Administrative Secretary of the Secretariat. In the said
leave application they must suggest that who should be placed
incharge. The Secretaries to Government should send the leave
application with their specific recommendations including incharge
arrangement to the DPAR.

(viii) Deputy Commissioners shall send their earned leave

or half pay leave application through Divisional Commissioners to
the Secretary to the Government, Revenue Department. The
Secretary to Government, Revenue Department shall send the leave
applications with their specific recommendations including incharge
arrangements to the DPAR.

(ix) District Zilla Parishad Presidents may sanction for

specific period leave to the Zilla Parishad Chief Secretaries and
Deputy Secretaries. Therefore as per the said powers the Presidents
shall sanction leave to the District Zilla Parishad Chief Secretaries
or Deputy Secretaries and send a copy of the said order to DPAR
and RDPR. In other cases, Elections etc., special circumstances
leave applications may be sent through Secretary RDPR to DPAR.

(x). Other Officers working in Departments should send

their Leave Applications through their Heads of Departments to the
Secretaries concerned. The Secretaries concerned should send
such application with his recommendations including incharge
arangement to the DPAR.

(xi) I.A.S. and K.A.S. Officers working in Corporations,

Companies/Public Undertakings or Local bodies should send
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their Application through Head of the said organisation to the

concerned Secretary to the Government. If the officer is Head of
organisation he should send the leave application to the concerned
Secretary to Government. The Concerned Secretary to Government
shall send the leave application with his recommendation including
incharge arrangement to the DPAR for sanction.

(xii) I.A.S. or K.A.S. officers who are required to travel

outside the State for Government work/Tours/Meetings etc., should
obtain prior permission of the Secretary concerned to Government.
In no case I.A.S. or K.A.S. officers should go on leave or on tour
without the prior permission of the concerned Secretaries to
Government.

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[(10) (i) . The State Government employees selected for
participating in sporting events of national/international importance
conducted by the National Sports Federations and Indian Olympic
Association as specified in the Annexure may be sanctioned Special
Casual Leave for the actual days on which they participate in such
events, as also for the period on which they spent in travelling to
and from such tournaments/meets. Further, if any pre-participation
Coaching Camp is held in connection with the above mentioned
events and the Government servant is required to attend the same
Special Casual Leave may be sanctioned for this period also.

(ii). The benefit of Special Casual Leave for a period not

exceeding 30 days in one Calender Year may be sanctioned to the
State Government servants who are selected for participating in
trekking expeditions organised by the Youth Hostels Association of
India as well as expeditions which have the approval of the Indian
Mountaineering Federation. However, the sanction of Special
Casual Leave in respect of trekking expeditions shall be limited to
three times in one’s entire service. Such of the Government servants
who venture to go into trekking expeditions on more than 3
occassions may be permitted to do so at the discretion of the
authority competent to sanction Special Casual Leave subject to
availing leave due and at his credit.

1. Substituted by No.FD 13 SRS 94 dated 16-12-1994

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(iii). The Government servants who have already availed

Special Casual Leave on three occassions for participating in
Mountaineering/trekking expeditions shall not be eligible for any
further Special Casual Leave for participating in Mountaineering /
Trekking expeditions.

(iv). The quantum of Special Casual Leave for a period not

exceeding 30 days in a calendar year allowed to State Government
servants for participation in mountaineer-ing/trekking expeditions
and attending the coaching or training camps at the National Institute
of Sports, Patiala or under the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Coaching
Scheme or similar All India Coaching or Training Schemes will cover
also their attending the pre-selection trials/camps connected with
sporting events of national or international importance.

(v) The Government servants who are selected as Manager,

Coach or Umpire for the teams participating in sporting events of
national or international importance may be sanctioned Special
Casual Leave for a maximum period of 30 days in a Calendar year
for the period of absence. However, the Manager, Coach and
Umpire shall not be entitled for any TA or DA. The number of Special
Casual Leave admissible for participating in a Sporting event of
national and international importance by a person either as a
Manager, Coach, Umpire, player, trainee etc., shall be limited to a
maximum period of 30 days in a Calendar year.

(vi) The Government servants who are selected for

participating as players in sporting events of National or International
importance within India may be allowed to travel by First Class train.
In the case of sporting events of International importance held
outside India they may be allowed to travel by economy class by
air.

(vii) The State Government servants may be awarded one

Special increment for securing first, second and third positions as
the case may be in national events and two special increments for
achieving first, second, third positions in International events. The
runners up are not entitled to this benefit. The total
number of increments, to be awarded to an individual should not
exceed 3 in his/her entire service. The special increment so granted
shall be treated as ‘personal allowance’ on the
analogy of the incentive increment awarded for promoting
small family norms. The rate of special increment to be granted
in the form of personal allowance would be equal
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to the amount of the next increment due at the time of grant of the
concession and will remain fixed during the entire service. It will
not be absorbed in future increases in pay either in the same post
or on promotion to higher post. In the case of a Government servant
who has reached the maximum of the time scale of pay, the rate of
personal allowance would be equal to the amount of the increment
last drawn.

(viii). The special increment in the form of Personal

allowance referred above may be granted from the first of the month
following the month in which the sporting events are completed.
The special increment should be determined with reference to the
scale of pay available to the employee as on the date of completion
of overall competition. The Government servants who have already
been sanctioned three special increments in terms of G.O. No. FD
20 SRS 86 dt. 21.7.86, shall not be eligible for any further special
increments under this scheme.
(ix). The Government servant should apply for sanction of
special increment within three months from the date of completion
of event and any application submitted after the expiry of the said
period shall be rejected.
(x). The sanction of Personal allowance in terms of this
rule may be considered for both Indoor and Outdoor sports of
national/international importance.
(xi). Government servant who participate as Manager,
Coaches, Massiaurs, Doctors in Sports events of national or
international importance may be granted only special casual leave
depending upon the exigencies of work and no TA and DA is
admissible. They are not entitled to special increment.
(xii). For non-playing Captain and other persons in a team
event like Tennis not participating in the final event and who do not
secure the first position shall not be eligible for sanction of Special
increment in the form of personal allowance and they shall be eligible
for Special Casual Leave only.
(xiii). The benefit of Special increment as contemplated in
this rule is not admissible to Government servants for achieving
first, second and third positions in national/international events in
drama, music, dance, art, instrumental music competitions etc.
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(xiv). The benefit of this order is applicable only to Sporting

events of national importance conducted by the Federations listed
in the Annexure.

(xv). This order is not applicable to national/international

level meet of Special Group of persons of those belonging to a
particular service or profession. These orders are not applicable to
Veteran meets.

(xvi). The benefit of this rule is also applicable to events

which are conducted by the international sports bodies and wherein
the participants are sponsored by the recognised National
Federations listed in the Annexure, and in which participation has
been with prior approval of Government.

(xvii). The Special Casual Leave may be sanctioned or

refused as the case may be by the Competent authority in the
exigencies of work and cannot be claimed as a matter of right.

(xviii). The proposal to sanction Special increment in the

form Personal allowance in terms of this rule shall be referred to
Finance Department with the recommendations of the Director of
Sports & Youth Services and the same shall be sanctioned only
after obtaining approval of Finance Department.

(xix). The Government servant shall participate in the

Sporting event of National and International importance only after
obtaining the prior approval of the concerned Administrative
Secretary to Government.]

(xx). In respect of National importance of All India Central

Civil Services Tournaments conducted by the Central Civil Services
Cultural and Sports Board, the Government servant who is selected
as participant in the said tournament may be granted for the period
of tournament special casual leave and travelling allowance subject
to the following conditions namely,-

(1). Government servant shall be eligible to participate in

said tournament as per rules prescribed for the tournament.
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(2). The eligibility criteria for selection to the said tournament

should be strictly adhered to.

(3). The above factors must be confirmed by the

Commissioner or Director of Youth Services and Sports Department.

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[(4). Government servants working in the same office
should not be selected for the whole team.]

(5). The sanction to the Government servant may be

granted by the Secretary to Government, Information, Tourism and
Youth Services Department.

(6). They are not entitled to special increment.]

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[(11). Special Casual Leave not exceeding seven days
may be allowed to married Government servants of both sexes in
any one calendar year who undergo Vasectomy or Tubectomy
operation on the strength of the medical certificate granted by the
Medical Officer performing such operation.

3
[ A male Government Servant whose wife undergoes a
Gynaec Sterilisation (Tubectomy operation without delivery) may
also be granted special Casual Leave not exceeding 7 days. The
grant of such special casual leave shall be subject to production of
a Medical Certificate from the Doctor who actually performs the
operation and certifies to the effect that the presence of the
Government servant is essential for the period of leave to look after
his wife who has undergone Gynaec Sterilisation. The Special
Casual Leave granted under this rule may be combined with ordinary
casual leave or other kinds of leave. i.e., earned leave, privilege
leave and half pay leave and can also be combined in any manner
with Sundays and other authorised holidays not exceeding three
days.]
1. Inserted by NO.FD.5 SRA 97 dated 13-3-1997
2. Inserted by No.FD 131 SRS 59 dated 26-5-1959
3. Amended by NoFD 94 SRS 69 dated 24-9-1969
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[ In the event of failure of a sterilisation operation, if the
Government servant undergoes Vasectomy operation for the second
time, he shall be granted special casual leave for six days again on
production of Medical Certificate from the Medical Officer
performing such an operation to the effect that the first operation
was a failure and the second operation was actually performed.]

2
[(11A). Special Casual leave may be granted to the
Stenographers who are selected for giving dictation at any Shorthand
Examinations conducted by the Government Commercial
Examinations Board, to the extent required to cover the period of
examination and also the period required for journey to the place of
examination and back.]

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[(11B). Special Casual leave not exceeding 14 days may
be sanctioned by the Heads of Offices to the women employees
subordinate to them who undergo the non-puerperal sterilisation
and not puerperal sterilisation] on the strength of a medical certificate
granted by the Government Medical Officer performing the
operation. In respect of Heads of Offices such leave should be
sanctioned by the next higher authorities.

4
[Such special casual leave may also be sanctioned to
female Government servants having three or more living children
who are not entitled to grant of maternity leave but who undergo
tubectomy operation even during puerperium under the Family
Planning Scheme.]

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[ In the event of failure of tubectomy operation, if the
Government servant undergoes non-puerperal tubectomy operation
for the second time, she shall be granted special casual leave not
exceeding 14 days again, on production of a Medical Certificate
from the Government Medical Officer performing such an operation,
to the effect that the first operation was a failure and the second
operation was actually performed.]
1. Inserted by No.FD 212 SRS 74 dated 25-2-1975
2. Inserted by No.FD 94 SRS 66 dated 12-10-1966
3. Inserted by No.FD 4 SRS 67 dated 4-1-1967
4. Inserted by No.FD 20 SRS 68 dated 20-1-1968
5. Inserted by No.FD 103 SRS 75 dated 28-10-1975
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[(11BB). A Government servant who -

(i) is unmarried or
(ii) has less than two children or

(iii) for substantial reasons,e.g.having lost all male children

or all female children after Vasectomy/Tubectomy operation per-
formed earlier, desires undergo recanalisation operation, may be
granted by the Heads of Department, special casual leave upto a
period of 21 days or actual period of hospitalisation as certified by
the authorised medical attendant, whichever is less. In addition,
special casual leave may also be granted for the minimum journey
period actually required and spent for to and from journey performed
for under going this operation. The grant of special casual leave
shall be further subject to the following conditions:-

(a) The operation should have been performed in a Gov-

ernment Hospital/Medical College Institute where facilities for
recanalisation are available.

(b) The request for grant of special casual leave is sup-

ported by a Medical Certificate from the Doctor who performed the
operation to the effect that hospitalisation of the Government ser-
vant for the period stipulated therein was essential for operation
and post-operational recovery.

(2) The period of absence in excess of the period of spe-

cial casual leave admissible in sub-rule(1) above, may be treated
as such kind of leave admissible, including ordinary casual leave,
and as may be applied for by the Government servant concerned.
For the purpose of combining special casual leave with any other
kind of leave admissible Sundays and other general holidays inter-
vening the period of special casual leave should be taken into ac-
count for calculating special casual leave and prefixing of regular
leave or casual leave to special casual leave is not admissble.]
1. Inserted by No.FD 2 SRS 79 dated 3-4-1979
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[(11BBB). A married Government servant who develops
post-sterilisation operation complications may be allowed Special
Casual leave to cover the period for which he or she is hospitalised
for a post-operation complication on production of a certificate from
the concerned hospital authorities/an authorised Medical Attendant.]

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[(11C). All women Government servants who undergo
I.U.C.D. placement may be granted a day’s special casual leave on
the day of insertion.]

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[(11D). The office bearers and members of the Executive
of the All India Secondary Teachers’ Federation may be granted
Special casual leave of not more than 15 days in a year to enable
them to attend the All India Meetings, Seminars in general and
Conferences and symposiums that may be arranged by the All India
Federation of Secondary Teachers, on production of proper
certificates and subject to the condition that they attend such
meetings, etc., at their own cost without any claim for Travelling
Allowance and Daily Allowance, etc., from the Department and
previous permission of their immediate superiors is obtained in
writing before they leave their respective Headquarters for attending
such Seminars/Conferences/Meetings/Symposiums, etc.]

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[(11E). The periods of absence from duty of Government
Servants joining the Territorial Army, the Indian Naval Reserve and
the Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve from their Civil posts occasioned
by their interview / medical examination, etc., in connection with
their joining these organisations shall be treated as Special Casual
Leave in cases where it may not be possible for the Government
Servants concerned to attend to their Civilian duties after the
interview / Medical Examination. etc.

The grant of Special Casual Leave shall be subject to the

condition that the Government Servants do not withdraw their
candidature at the interview.

1. Inserted by No.FD 87 SRS 78 dated 15-10-1979

2. Inserted by No.FD 56 SRS 67 dated 28-4-1967
3. Inserted by No.FD 63 SRS 67 dated 12-6-1957
4. Inserted by No.FD 77 SRS 67 dated 7-7-1967
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Such Special Casual Leave should not exceed 15 days in

a year. Where, however, the period of absence for joining the
Territorial Army referred to in this rule exceeds the period for which
Special Casual Leave is admissible, the Government Servants
concerned may be permitted to combine Special Casual Leave with
regular leave.]
1
[ This Special Casual Leave may be sanctioned by the
Head of the office to all officers subordinate to him. In respect of
Heads of offices, special casual leave should be sanctioned by the
next higher authorities.]
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[(11F). Special Casual Leave not exceeding -
(i) 15 days in a calendar year in respect of President, Vice
President, General Secretary and Organising Secretary of the
Karnataka State Government Employees Association, Executive
Committee and President, Vice President, General Secretary,
Organising Secretary of the Karnataka Government Lower Grade
Employees’ Central Association.
(ii) 15 days in a calendar year in respect of the President
and Secretary of each District Committee of the Karnataka State
Government Employees’ Association and President, Secretary
of the Karnataka Government Lower Grade Employees’ Association
may be sanctioned for attending to work connected with Karnataka
State Government Employees’ Association and Karnataka
Government Lower Grade Employees Association respectively
subject to the following conditions:-
(a) This Special Casual Leave shall not be in addition to
any Special Casual Leave admissible for any other purpose in any
calendar year ;

(b) This Special Casual Leave will be sanctioned by the

authority competent to sanction casual leave only on the strength
of a certificate issued by the President or General Secretary of the
Central Association to the effect that the person applying for it holds
one of the above mentioned offices after satisfying himself that the
nature of the work of the Association for which leave is intended,
warrants the required leave;
1. Inserted by No.FD 131 SRS 59 dated 26-5-1959
2. Inserted by No.FD 24 SRS 82 dated 5-11-1982
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(c) The competent authority shall have the discretion to

refuse special casual leave if it considers that in the interests of
Government work, such Special Casual Leave cannot be granted.

(11G). Government Servants who donate blood may be

sanctioned a day’s Special Casual Leave subject to the production
of a certificate to that effect from the concerned Blood Bank Officer
/ Hospital / Indian Red Cross Society, as the case may be.]

1
[(11H). Special Casual leave not exceeding,-

(i) 3 days may be granted to a Government servant whose

wife undergoes Laproscopic sterilisation (without delivery) on the
strength of the Medical Certificate granted by the Medical Officer
performing such operation.

(ii) 7 days may be granted to a Female Government

employee who undergoes Laproscopic sterilisation on the strength
of the medical certificate granted by the Medical officer performing
such operation.]

2
[(12). Special Casual Leave not exceeding thirty days in
each calendar year may be granted by the Heads of the office to
Government servants-

(i) Who are chosen or appointed as Examiners / Supervisors

in any of the Universities in the State for attending the examinations;

(ii) Who are appointed as Examiners in Para-Medical/Public

Health/Engineering and Technology/Agriculture and Veterinary
Services/Commerce and Business Examinations conducted by the
Department of Vocational Education ;

(iii) Who attend the meetings of the Academic Councils

and the Faculties constituted by the Universities in the State.

1. Inserted by No.FD.59 SRS 89 dated 14-6-1991

2. Inserted by No.FD 161 SRS 59 dated 10-7-1959
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Note 1- T.A. and D.A. will not be payable by Government to

the Government Servants who are appointed as Examiners /
Supervisors by the Universities in the State since the same will be
paid by the Universities.]

1
[Note 2 -Special casual leave under this rule may be
granted also to the Government servant attending the meeting of
the Academic Councils and the facaulties constituted by the
Universities in the State subject to the existing limit of 30 days in
each calender year.]

2
[Note 3 -Special casual leave under this rule may be
granted also to Government servants of the Drugs Control
Department, who are permitted to attend meetings and conferences
organised by Scientific Associations.]

3
[(13). Absence of officers of the 2[Medical and Public Health
Departments] permitted to attend the meetings or Conferences
organised by Scientific Associations shall be treated as Special
Casual Leave. Such Special casual leave which will be in addition
to the ordinary casual leave shall not exceed 15 days in a year.

Note :- No T.A. will be admissible for attending such

meetings vide rule 548 (iii)]

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[(13A). Absence of Public Works Department Officers
(including Non-Gazetted Officers) who are permitted to attend
meetings and annual conferences of the Institution of Engineers
(India) and Indian Road Congress shall be treated as Special Casual
Leave. Such special casual leave shall not exceed 15 days in a
year.]

5
[(14). The absence of State Government Servants in
connection with their participation in the activities of the Indian
Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, shall be treated as
Special Casual Leave. Such Special casual leave shall not exceed
six days in a year.
1. Substituted by No.FD 22 SRS 65 dated 8-6-1965
2. Inserted by No.FD 40 SRS 68 dated 1-6-1968
3. Inserted by No.FD 124 SRS 60 dated 2-9-1960
4. Amended by No.FD 24 SRS 61 dated 24-3-1961
5. Substituted by No.FD 118 SRS 68 dated 5-11-1968
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Note :- No T.A. will be admissible for the journeys in this

connection.]

1
[(15). Special Casual Leave may be sanctioned to a
Government Servant by his Head of the office for participation in
cultural activities organised or sponsored by the Departments of
Kannada and Culture or Youth Services and Sports, on production
of a certificate issued by the Department concerned. The maximum
special casual leave that can be so sanctioned shall be restricted
to 15 days in a calendar year.]

2
[(16). Special Casual Leave granted under any of these
rules may be permitted to be combined with regular leave and with
Sundays and other authorised holidays not exceeding 3 days.
Special Casual Leave should not, however, be granted in
combination with ordinary Casual Leave.]

3
[(17). Restricted holidays are akin to other closed holidays.
Restricted holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to regular leave or
casual leave.]

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[ANNEXURE

ADDRESSES OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL SPORTS

FEDERATIONS

1. Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, 119/A, Harish

Mukherjee Road, Calcutta-700 026.

2. Ball Badminton Federation of India, 23, Thantai Pariyar

Nagar, Ellpillai Chavady, Pondicherry-605 005.

3. Bridge Federation of India,125, 6th Main Road,

Malleswaram, Bangalore -560 003.

4. Federation of Motor Sports Club of India, Mc Dowell House,

2nd Line Beach, P.B. No. 1256, Madras-600 001.
1. Inserted by No.FD 69 SRS 82 dated 3-5-1983
2. Inserted by NO.FD 15 SRS 64 dated 20-2-1964
3. Inserted by NO.FD 7 SRS 87 dated 20-3-1987
4. Inserted by No.FD 13 SRS 94 dated 16-12-1994