Section 7. Leave.

The State Election Commissioner shall be entitled to 30 days earned leave in a calendar year and it shall be credited to his leave account, in advance in two instalments of 15 days each on the first day of January and July of every calendar year. (2) (a) The State Election Commissioner shall be entitled half pay leave on medical certificates or on private affairs at the rate of twenty days in respect of each completed year of service and the leave salary for half pay leave shall be equivalent to half of the leave salary admissible during the earned leave. (b) Leave on half pay can be commuted to full pay leave at the discretion of the State Election Commissioner, provided it is taken on medical grounds and, supported by a medical certificate from the competent medical authority. (3) The State Election Commissioner shall be entitled to extraordinary leave without pay and allowance upto a maximum period of one hundred and eighty days in one term of office. (4) On the expiry of his term of office, the State Election Commissioner shall be entitled to receive cash equivalent of leave salary in respect of the earned leave, standing to his credit. (5) The State Election Commissioner shall be entitled to receive dearness allowance, as admissible on the leave salary under sub-section (4) at the rates admissible on the date of the relinquishment of the office in the State Election Commission: Provided that he shall not be entitled for the city compensatory allowance or any other allowance on such leave salary. (6) The power to grant or refuse leave to the State Election Commissioner and to revoke or curtail leave granted to him, shall vest in the Governor.