Basic conditions governing grant, duration and combination of leave.
Leave cannot be claimed as an absolute right. When railway service requirements so demand, the competent authority may refuse, defer or revoke leave. The kind of leave due and applied for cannot be unilaterally changed by the administration.
No railway servant is to be granted leave of any kind for a continuous period exceeding five years without prior explicit sanction of the President of India or Railway Board. The supplied text states that unauthorised absence beyond five years leads to deemed resignation.
Regular leave such as LAP, LHAP and Commuted Leave may be combined with or granted in continuation of another kind of regular leave. Casual Leave (CL) cannot be combined with regular leave.