Leave Rules - Grant of leave on Medical certificate to Group A and Group B Officers

(1) Grant of leave on Medical certificate to Group A and Group B Officers (IREC - 520) 

Before a railway servant in Group A or Group B is granted leave or an

extension of leave, on medical certificate, he shall obtain a certificate in the following form:

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR RAILWAY SERVANTS (GROUP A & B) RECOMMENDED LEAVE OR EXTENSION OF LEAVE OR COMMUTATION OF LEAVE

Signature of the Railway Servant:.................................................................................................

I ..............................................after careful personal examination of the case hereby certify that shri/Shrimati/Kumari..........................................whose signature is given above, is suffering from ......................................and I consider that a period of absence from duty of............... with effect from........................................is absolutely necessary for the restoration of his/her health.

Date...................................

Medical Superintendent/Divisional

Medical Officer/Authorized Medical

Attendant

Note

(i) A certificate given by an Assistant Divisional Medical Officer will be acceptable only if countersigned by Divisional Medical Officer concerned.

(ii) This form should be adhered to as closely as possible and should be filled in after the signature of the applicant has been taken. The certifying officer is not at liberty to certify that the applicant requires a change from or to a particular locality, or that he is not fit to proceed to a particular locality. Such certificate should only be given at the explicit desire of the administrative authority concerned, to whom it is open to decide, when an application on such grounds has been made to him whether the applicant should go before a Medical Board to decide the question of his fitness for service.

(iii) No recommendation contained in these certificates shall be evidence of a claim to any leave not admissible to the railway servant under the terms of his contract or of the rules to which he is subject.

Also See

Discipline & Appeal Rules (Railway)

Establishment Rules (Hindi & English)