Unauthorised Absence - without proper Leave Instructions for proper Action Rc 30024. Memo Rc.No.ESE02-30024/1/2020-A&I-CSE, Dated:16/09/2020 School Education – Unauthorized absence – Wilful and prolonged absence - from duty without proper leave - Certain instructions to take appropriate action by the competent authorities – Regarding. After Clause (ix) of Rule 9 of APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991, the following shall be incorporated; Provided that a Government Servant shall be deemed to have been removed from service for certain conditions.
Unauthorised Absence - without proper Leave Instructions for proper Action Rc 30024
Sub: School Education – Unauthorized absence – Wilful and prolonged absence - from duty without proper leave - Certain instructions to take appropriate action by the competent authorities – Regarding.
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3. Further, it is brought to the notice of Director of School Education, A.P., that several representations have been received from the Headmasters / Mandal Educational Offices / teachers/ non-teaching staff for regularization of the unauthorized absence period. As a matter of fact, no government servant can stay away from duty as of right without obtaining prior permission from the competent authority and absence without leave is misconduct on the part of employee for which disciplinary action has be taken against him.
4. Therefore, all the competent authorities are hereby instructed to:
Ref:-
- 1) G.O.Ms.No. 260, Dated 04.09.2003 General Administration (Ser.C) Department, GoAP.
- 2) Circular Memo.No.4152-C/761/FR.I/2005, Dt:28.09.2005 of the Finance (FR.I) Department, GoAP.
- 3) G.O.Ms.No.70, Dated:06.07.2009 of School Education (Services.V) Department, GoAP.
- 4) This office Prcogs.Rc.No.229/Estt.IV/2014, Dated:14.07.2014
- 5) G.O.Ms.No.127, Dt:15.09.2017 of the General Administration (Ser.C) Department, GoAP.
- 6) This office Procgs.Rc.No.12036/27/2018-Esst.3-CSE, Dated:16.06.2020.
After Clause (ix) of Rule 9 of APCS (CC&A) Rules, 1991, the following shall be incorporated; Provided that a Government Servant shall be deemed to have been removed from service, if he / she:
- a. is absent from duty without authorization for a period exceeding one year; or
- b. remains absent from duty for a continuous period exceeding 5 years with or without leave; or
- c. continues on foreign service beyond the period approved by the State Government. Provided further that a show cause notice to explain the reasons for such absence from duty or continuation on foreign service shall be given to the Government Servant and his / her reply shall be considered before invoking the above said proviso.
4. Therefore, all the competent authorities are hereby instructed to:
- a. Identify the Headmasters / Mandla Educational Offices / Teachers/ Non- teaching staff, who are on unauthorised absence immediately for more than 30 days.
- b. Issue show cause notices to them immediately
- c. If they failed to report even after one year, publish their names in the local news papers
- d. Still they failed to report, publish their names in the Gazette and take disciplinary action as per G.O. Ms. NO. 127 Genl Admn (Service-C) Department, dated: 5-9-2017.
