Retirement on completion of 20 years' qualifying service
48-A. Retirement on completion of 20 years' qualifying service (1) At any time after a Government servant has completed twenty years' qualifying service, he may, by giving notice of not less than three months in writing to the appointing authority, retire from service. 4Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply to a Government servant, including scientist or technical expert who is - (i) on assignments under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs and other aid programmes, (ii) posted abroad in foreign based offices of the Ministries/Departments, (iii) on a specific contract assignment to a foreign Government, unless, after having been transferred to India, he has resumed the charge of the post in India and served for a period of not less than one year. (2) The notice of voluntary retirement given under sub-rule (1) shall require acceptance by the appointing authority : Provided that where the appointing authority does not refuse to grant the permission for retirement before the expiry of the period specified in the said notice, the retirement shall become effective from the date of expiry of the said period. 1 (3) - Omitted 2 (3-A) (a) Government servant referred to in sub-rule (1) may make a request in writing 1/30/2019 CHAPTER http://persmin.nic.in/pension/rules/pencomp7.htm#Amount%20of%20Pension 3/85 to the appointing authority to accept notice of voluntary retirement of less than three months giving reasons therefor ; (b) on receipt of a request under clause (a), the appointing authority subject to the provisions of sub-rule (2), may consider such request for the curtailment of the period of notice of three months on merits and if it is satisfied that the curtailment of the period of notice will not cause any administrative inconvenience, the appointing authority may relax the requirement of notice of three months on the condition that the Government servant shall not apply for commutation of a part of his pension before the expiry of the period of notice of three months. (4) Government servant, who has elected to retire under this rule and has given the necessary notice to that effect to the appointing authority, shall be precluded from withdrawing his notice except with the specific approval of such authority : Provided that the request for withdrawal shall be made before the intended date of his retirement. (5) Omitted vide notification GSR No.928 (E), dated 21st December, 2012 [F.No.38/80/08-P&PW(A)] (6) This rule shall not apply to a Government servant who - (a) retires under Rule 29, or (b) retires from Government service for being absorbed permanently in an autonomous body of a public sector undertaking to which he is on deputation at the time of seeking voluntary retirement. EXPLANATION. - For the purpose of this rule the expression "appointing authority" shall mean the authority which is competent to make appointments to the service or post from which the Government servant seeks voluntary retirement. Footnote : 1. Deleted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 32/2/83-Pension Unit, dated the 26th August, 1983. Takes effect from the 10th September, 1983. 2. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of Per. & A.R., Notification No. 31/3/80-Pension Unit, dated the 5th March, 1981. 3. Inserted by G.I., M.F., Notification No. 7(2)-E.V(A)/73,dated 28th November,1978. 4. Inserted by G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 38/15/85-Pension Unit, dated the 1st July, 1985, published as S.O. No. 3324 in the Gazette of India, dated the 20th July, 1985 and takes effect from that date. 5. Substituted vide G.I., Dept. of P. & P.W., Notification No. 2/18/87 P. & P.W. (PIC), dated the 20th July, 1988. Published as S.O. No. 2388 in the Gazettee of India, dated the 6th August, 1988.