Leave Sanctioning Authority may not grant “Un-authorized Absence”, if the reply of the show cause notice is not satisfactory. It is also to be remembered that “Leave is not a matter of right”.
There are guidelines in the service rule for “treatment of un-authorized absence” and “willful absence from duty”.
Also as per West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (Conduct and Discipline of Teachers and Non-teaching Staff) Regulations, 2004, “Un-authorized absence to be treated as misconduct” which may be followed by Initiation of disciplinary proceedings. In such case of non-criminal misconduct, authority should give reasonable opportunity for rectification; however if the reply is not satisfactory then appropriate action may be taken by the authority which in such case is a “pay cut”.
