Section 56
Casual Leave And Festival Leave
(1) A civil employee shall be entitled to get a leave of a total of Twelve days in each year consisting of a casual leave of Six days and a festival leave of Six days.
(2) A civil employee who goes on the casual and festival leave shall be paid full salary.
(3) The casual and festival leave may also be taken for half a day.73
Explanation: For the purpose of this Sub-rule,
"half a day" means half the time of the daily office hours/time.
(4) The casual and festival leave of One year cannot be accumulated and taken in the next year.
(5) The authority empowered to grant leave may sanction the casual and festival leave even on the basis of a verbal request.
Provided that, in cases where the casual and festival leave have been so sanctioned, the authority empowered to grant leave shall have to cause to be maintained the records thereof.