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13.4 Commuted Leave(i) Commuted leave can be taken -(a) with medical certificate upto a maximum of onehalf of the amount of HPL due to an employee [Rule30(1),(b)without medical certificate:- upto a maximum of 180 days during theentire service for an approved course ofstudy certified to be in public interest [Rule31(1)(a)];- upto a maximum of 60 days by a femaleemployee in continuation of maternity leave[Rule 43(4)(b)];- upto a maximum of 60 days by a femaleemployee having less than 2 livingchildren, on adoption of a child less thanone year [Rule 43(A)].(ii)Commuted leave can be granted only when leavesanctioning authority is satisfied that the employee willreturn to duty after expiry of the leave [Rule 30(1)(a)].(iii)Commuted leave can be granted at the request of theemployee even when EL is at the credit of the employee[Note to Rule 30].(iv)Commuted leave cannot be granted as leave preparatoryto retirement.(v)When commuted leave is taken twice the number of daysso taken is debited to HPL account [Rule 30(1(d)].(vi)When an employee on commuted leave, resigns or retiresvoluntarily without returning to duty, commuted leavewill be treated as HPL and the excess of leave salary, ifany, will be recovered except when the employee retiresdue to ill-health incapacitating him for further service ordies [Rule 30(2)].Page 81 of 81