(1) A Government servant on leave may not return to duty before the expiry of period of the leave granted to him, unless he is permitted to do so by the authority which granted him leave.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), a Government servant on leave preparatory to retirement shall be precluded from withdrawing his request for permission to retire and from returning to duty, save with the consent of the authority empowered to appoint him.
A Government servant desiring to return to duty within the period of his leave should communicate his desire to the authority which sanctioned the leave sufficiently early to enable suitable arrangements, to be made.
A Government servant returning to duty at a time other than that fixed for him by the authority which granted him leave has no claim to be appointed to any particular post and is liable to be kept on subsistence grant until a suitable vacancy occurs.
No formal cancellation of the unexpired portion of leave is necessary when a Government servant returns to duty before the expiry of his leave.
