CASUAL LEAVE RULES (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — A GOVERNMENT SERVANT ON CASUAL LEAVE OR ON QUARANTINE LEAVE IS NOT TREATED AS ABSENT FROM DUTY AND HIS PAY AND ALLOWANCES ARE NOT INTERMITTED, AS SUCH LEAVE IS NOT RECOGNIZED REGULAR LEAVE. CASUAL LEAVE SHOULD NOT ORDINARILY EXCEED 10 DAYS AT A TIME AND 25 DAYS DURING ANY ONE CALENDAR YEAR. THE SANCTIONING AUTHORITY MAY, HOWEVER, GRANT CASUAL LEAVE UP TO 15 DAYS AT A TIME IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. NO GOVERNMENT SERVANT MAY LEAVE HIS HEADQUARTERS DURING CASUAL LEAVE OR HOLIDAYS EXCEPT WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE SANCTIONING AUTHORITY.