Leave

37.-(1) A teacher may be granted sick leave by the Director of such duration and on such terms as may be prescribed.

(2) The Director may grant casual leave to any teacher for special reasons:

Provided that no salary shall be payable for any period by which such casual leave exceeds an aggregate of fourteen days in any one school year.

(3) The Governor may on the recommendation of the Director grant to a teacher study leave for such period and for such educational purposes and subject to such terms and conditions (including the salary, if any, payable during such leave) as the Governor may in each case determine:

Provided that such leave shall not count as service under this Law and shall not be taken into account in the computation of any pension, gratuity, benevolent grant or additional grant unless such teacher-

(a) satisfies the Director that such leave has been utilized for the educational purpose and in accordance with the terms and conditions under which it was granted; and

(b) for a period of not less than one year after the expiration of such leave either serves in any school to which he may be appointed under section 26(1) or section 27 of this Law or with the permission of the Director acts or performs a duty under section 33(2) of this Law:

Provided also that the name of such teacher may be removed from the Permanent Staff Register if the Director is satisfied that such leave has not been utilized for the educational purpose and in accordance with the terms and conditions under which it was granted.

(4) For the purposes of this section-

“salary” shall include any special allowance payable to a teacher.