Commuted leave Rule is Mention in Rule Number– 527 of IREC, As per this rule -
Commuted leave not exceeding half the amount of leave on half-average pay due may be granted on medical certificate to railway servant to the following conditions:--
(a) the authority competent to grant leave is satisfied that there is reasonable prospect of the railway servant returning to duty on its expiry:
(b) when commuted leave is granted, twice the amount of such leave shall be debited against the leave on half-average pay due;
(c ) there is no limit to the number of days of commuted leave to be availed of during the entire service;
(d) leave on half average pay up to a maximum of 180 days shall be allowed to be commuted during the entire service where such leave is utilized for an approved course of study which is certified to be in the public interest by the leave sanctioning authority;
(e) where a railway servant who has been granted commuted leave and resigns from service or at his request is permitted to retire voluntarily without returning to duty, the commuted leave shall be treated as leave on half average pay and the difference between the leave salary in respect of commuted leave and leave on half average pay shall be recovered.
Provided that no such recovery shall be made if the retirement is compulsorily thrust upon him by reason of ill health incapacitating the railway servant for further service or in the even of his death.
(f) commuted leave may be granted at the request of the railway servant even when leave on average pay is due to him .
