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Dear Client, Yes. You can request permission from your Branch Manager or any competent authority to leave the office for about 1 hour to attend court. Since hourly casual leave is generally not available in government banks, you should obtain prior approval instead of leaving on your own, unannounced.
If your presence is mandatory in court (e.g., you have received a summons), inform your employer and, if possible, submit a copy of the court notice. Do not leave without permission, as it may be treated as unauthorized absence under the bank's service rule book.
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Dear Client,
As an employee of the government bank, you are supposed to be at work during your official working hours unless you have received the necessary permissions or leave in accordance with the rules of your employer. If you don’t have any option of one-hour leave under your leave management scheme, you must receive the prior written permission of your competent authority or reporting officer for attending the court during working hours. Mere communication with your superior may not be enough and would constitute an unauthorised absence. If attendance in court is compulsory for you, you can ask for permission as well.
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