Dear Sir,
Yes, they can send for second opinion according to the following rules.
There are a certain set of Rules only according to which medical leave will be sanction to Central Govt. Employees.
I am going to explain you in detail.
Grant of leave on Medical Certificate
Rule1: A Government servant (Gazetted or Non-Gazetted) who is a CGHS beneficiary shall be required to produce the Medical/Fitness certificate, ( in the form prescribed in Rule 19 of CCS Leave Rules, 1972, from a CGHS doctor).
Rule2: A Government servant ( Gazetted or Non-Gazetted) who is not CGHS beneficiary shall be required to produce the certificate from a Government Hospital or an Authorized Medical Attended.
Rule3: A Government servant (Gazetted or Non-Gazetted) who is a CGHS beneficiary, if at the time of illness, is away from CGHS area or proceeds on duty outside the Headquarters shall be required to produce the certificate from an Authorized Medical Attended(AMA), provided that in case if no AMA available within a radius of 8 kms from his residence or place of temporary stay outside his Headquarters and also in the circumstances when he finds it difficult to obtain the certificate from a CGHS or an AMA.
Rule4: In the case of hospitalization/indoor treatment permitted in a private hospital recognized under the CGHS/Central Services Rules, 1944, a Government servant( Gazetted or Non-Gazetted, whether a CGHS beneficiary or not) may produce the requisite Medical/Fitness certificate from the Authorized doctor in such a hospital, on account of the particular kind of disease for the treatment of which the concerned hospital has been recognized by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Rule5: The leave sanctioning authority may, at its discretion, secure a second medical opinion by requesting a Government Medical Officer not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon or Staff Surgeon, to have the Government servant concerned medically examined on the earliest possible date.
Rule6: The obtaining of a medical certificate does not in itself confer upon the Government servant concerned any right to leave and the Government servant should await the orders of the authority competent to grant leave.
Rule7: The certificate shall define as clearly as possible the nature and probable duration of illness.