Unless the Government in view of the exceptional circumstances of the case otherwise determine, no Government servant shall be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years.
(G.O.Ms.No. 532, Fin., Dt. 01-12-1972)
[ Note 1: Wilful absence from duty not covered by the grant of any leave will be treated as 'dies-non' for all purposes viz., increment, leave and pension.
Note 2: Extraordinary Leave to the extent of 36 months shall count as qualifying service when taken on Medical Certificate or due to inability to join or re-join duty on account of Civil Commission. If the Extraordinary Leave is availed for prosecuting higher scientific and or technical studies, such leave will count as qualifying service, to the extent of 36 months, provided the Government servant serves the Government for at-least 36 months after completing the studies). [G.O.Ms.No. 102, Fin. (FR. I), Dt. 21-05-1966] [ Note 3: Interruptions between two or more spells of service shall be treated as automatically condoned without any formal orders of the sanctioning authority, excluding however, the periods of interruption themselves). [Existing Note renumbered as Note 1 & Notes 2 & 3, were added by G.O.Ms.No. 87, Fin., Dt. 13-03-1979 ] [ Note 4: In all cases of unauthorised absence to duty for a continuous period exceeding 'One Year', the penalty of removal from service shall be imposed on the Government employee, after duly following the procedure laid down in the A. P. Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1991). ( G.O.Ms.No. 11, Fin. (FR. I), Dt. 31-01-2004)