diff --git a/leave/forms.py b/leave/forms.py
index f1ab3b2d3..cb3c15611 100644
--- a/leave/forms.py
+++ b/leave/forms.py
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ class ModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
                 ),
             ):
                 field.widget.attrs.update({"class": "oh-switch__checkbox"})
-        try:            
-            self.fields["employee_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get 
+        try:
+            self.fields["employee_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get
         except:
             pass
 
-        try:            
+        try:
             self.fields["company_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get.get_company
         except:
             pass
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ class ConditionForm(forms.ModelForm):
         for field_name, field in self.fields.items():
             widget = field.widget
             if isinstance(widget, (forms.Select,)):
-                field.widget.attrs[
-                    "style"
-                ] = "width:100%; height:50px;border: 1px solid hsl(213deg,22%,84%);border-radius: 0rem;padding: 0.8rem 1.25rem;"
+                field.widget.attrs["style"] = (
+                    "width:100%; height:50px;border: 1px solid hsl(213deg,22%,84%);border-radius: 0rem;padding: 0.8rem 1.25rem;"
+                )
             elif isinstance(widget, (forms.DateInput)):
                 field.widget.attrs.update({"class": "oh-input oh-calendar-input w-100"})
                 field.initial = date.today()
@@ -128,16 +128,17 @@ class ConditionForm(forms.ModelForm):
                 ),
             ):
                 field.widget.attrs.update({"class": "oh-switch__checkbox"})
-        try:            
-            self.fields["employee_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get 
+        try:
+            self.fields["employee_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get
         except:
             pass
 
-        try:            
+        try:
             self.fields["company_id"].initial = request.user.employee_get.get_company
         except:
             pass
 
+
 class LeaveTypeForm(ConditionForm):
 
     class Meta:
@@ -179,9 +180,9 @@ class UpdateLeaveTypeForm(ConditionForm):
 
         for index, visible in enumerate(self.visible_fields()):
             if list(self.fields.keys())[index] in empty_fields:
-                visible.field.widget.attrs[
-                    "style"
-                ] = "display:none;width:100%; height:50px;border: 1px solid hsl(213deg,22%,84%);border-radius: 0rem;padding: 0.8rem 1.25rem;"
+                visible.field.widget.attrs["style"] = (
+                    "display:none;width:100%; height:50px;border: 1px solid hsl(213deg,22%,84%);border-radius: 0rem;padding: 0.8rem 1.25rem;"
+                )
                 visible.field.widget.attrs["data-hidden"] = True
 
     class Meta:
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ class UpdateLeaveTypeForm(ConditionForm):
             del self.errors["exceed_days"]
         return cleaned_data
 
-def cal_effective_requested_days(start_date,end_date,leave_type_id,requested_days):
+
+def cal_effective_requested_days(start_date, end_date, leave_type_id, requested_days):
     requested_dates = leave_requested_dates(start_date, end_date)
     holidays = Holiday.objects.all()
     holiday_dates = holiday_dates_list(holidays)
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ def cal_effective_requested_days(start_date,end_date,leave_type_id,requested_day
             requested_days = requested_days - company_leave_count
     return requested_days
 
+
 class LeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
     start_date = forms.DateField(widget=forms.DateInput(attrs={"type": "date"}))
     end_date = forms.DateField(widget=forms.DateInput(attrs={"type": "date"}))
@@ -243,6 +246,8 @@ class LeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         attachment = cleaned_data.get("attachment")
         overlapping_requests = LeaveRequest.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee_id, start_date__lte=end_date, end_date__gte=start_date
+        ).exclude(
+            id=self.instance.id,
         )
         if leave_type_id.require_attachment == "yes":
             if attachment is None:
@@ -256,14 +261,16 @@ class LeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         if start_date == end_date:
             if start_date_breakdown != end_date_breakdown:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(
-                    _("There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date.")
+                    _(
+                        "There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date."
+                    )
                 )
         if not AvailableLeave.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee_id, leave_type_id=leave_type_id
         ).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(_("Employee has no leave type.."))
 
-        if overlapping_requests.exists():
+        if overlapping_requests.exclude(status__in=['cancelled', 'rejected']).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("Employee has already a leave request for this date range..")
             )
@@ -277,8 +284,13 @@ class LeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         requested_days = calculate_requested_days(
             start_date, end_date, start_date_breakdown, end_date_breakdown
         )
-        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(start_date=start_date,end_date=end_date,leave_type_id=leave_type_id,requested_days=requested_days)
-        leave_dates = leave_requested_dates(start_date,end_date)
+        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(
+            start_date=start_date,
+            end_date=end_date,
+            leave_type_id=leave_type_id,
+            requested_days=requested_days,
+        )
+        leave_dates = leave_requested_dates(start_date, end_date)
         month_year = [f"{date.year}-{date.strftime('%m')}" for date in leave_dates]
         today = datetime.today()
         unique_dates = list(set(month_year))
@@ -312,7 +324,6 @@ class LeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
             }
         )
 
-
     def as_p(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Render the form fields as HTML table rows with Bootstrap styling.
@@ -357,13 +368,15 @@ class LeaveRequestUpdationForm(ModelForm):
         if start_date == end_date:
             if start_date_breakdown != end_date_breakdown:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(
-                    _("There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date.")
+                    _(
+                        "There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date."
+                    )
                 )
         if not AvailableLeave.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee_id, leave_type_id=leave_type_id
         ).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(_("Employee has no leave type.."))
-        if overlapping_requests.exists():
+        if overlapping_requests.exclude(status__in=["cancelled", "rejected"]).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("Employee has already a leave request for this date range..")
             )
@@ -376,8 +389,13 @@ class LeaveRequestUpdationForm(ModelForm):
         requested_days = calculate_requested_days(
             start_date, end_date, start_date_breakdown, end_date_breakdown
         )
-        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(start_date=start_date,end_date=end_date,leave_type_id=leave_type_id,requested_days=requested_days)
-        leave_dates = leave_requested_dates(start_date,end_date)
+        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(
+            start_date=start_date,
+            end_date=end_date,
+            leave_type_id=leave_type_id,
+            requested_days=requested_days,
+        )
+        leave_dates = leave_requested_dates(start_date, end_date)
         month_year = [f"{date.year}-{date.strftime('%m')}" for date in leave_dates]
         today = datetime.today()
         unique_dates = list(set(month_year))
@@ -391,7 +409,7 @@ class LeaveRequestUpdationForm(ModelForm):
             raise forms.ValidationError(_("Employee doesn't have enough leave days.."))
 
         return cleaned_data
-    
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -430,7 +448,6 @@ class LeaveRequestUpdationForm(ModelForm):
             "end_date_breakdown",
             "description",
             "attachment",
-            "status",
         ]
 
 
@@ -476,10 +493,10 @@ class HolidayForm(ModelForm):
         labels = {
             "name": _("Name"),
         }
-    
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(HolidayForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.fields['name'].widget.attrs['autocomplete'] = 'name'
+        self.fields["name"].widget.attrs["autocomplete"] = "name"
 
 
 class LeaveOneAssignForm(HorillaModelForm):
@@ -498,8 +515,8 @@ class LeaveOneAssignForm(HorillaModelForm):
     class Meta:
         model = AvailableLeave
         fields = ["employee_id"]
-    
-    def __init__(self,*args, **kwargs):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         reload_queryset(self.fields)
 
@@ -527,28 +544,25 @@ class UserLeaveRequestForm(ModelForm):
         end_date = cleaned_data.get("end_date")
         employee_id = cleaned_data.get("employee_id")
         start_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get("start_date_breakdown")
-        end_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get('end_date_breakdown')
+        end_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get("end_date_breakdown")
         leave_type_id = cleaned_data.get("leave_type_id")
         overlapping_requests = LeaveRequest.objects.filter(
-            employee_id=employee_id,
-            start_date__lte=end_date,
-            end_date__gte=start_date
-        ).exclude(
-            id=self.instance.id,
-            status__in=['cancelled_and_rejected', 'rejected']
-        )
+            employee_id=employee_id, start_date__lte=end_date, end_date__gte=start_date
+        ).exclude(id=self.instance.id)
         if start_date == end_date:
             if start_date_breakdown != end_date_breakdown:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(
-                    _("There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date.")
+                    _(
+                        "There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date."
+                    )
                 )
         if not start_date <= end_date:
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("End date should not be less than start date.")
             )
-        if overlapping_requests.exists():
+        if overlapping_requests.exclude(status__in=["cancelled", "rejected"]).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(
-                _("Employee has already a leave request for this date range..")
+                _("Employee has already a leave request for this date range.....")
             )
         requested_days = calculate_requested_days(
             start_date, end_date, start_date_breakdown, end_date_breakdown
@@ -559,17 +573,25 @@ class UserLeaveRequestForm(ModelForm):
         total_leave_days = (
             available_leave.available_days + available_leave.carryforward_days
         )
-        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(start_date=start_date,end_date=end_date,leave_type_id=leave_type_id,requested_days=requested_days)
+        effective_requested_days = cal_effective_requested_days(
+            start_date=start_date,
+            end_date=end_date,
+            leave_type_id=leave_type_id,
+            requested_days=requested_days,
+        )
         if not effective_requested_days <= total_leave_days:
             raise forms.ValidationError(_("Employee doesn't have enough leave days.."))
         return cleaned_data
 
     def __init__(self, *args, employee=None, **kwargs):
-        leave_type = kwargs.pop('initial', None)
+        leave_type = kwargs.pop("initial", None)
         super(UserLeaveRequestForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.fields['leave_type_id'].queryset = LeaveType.objects.filter(id=leave_type["leave_type_id"].id)
-        self.fields['leave_type_id'].initial= leave_type["leave_type_id"].id
-        self.fields['leave_type_id'].empty_label= None
+        if leave_type:
+            self.fields["leave_type_id"].queryset = LeaveType.objects.filter(
+                id=leave_type["leave_type_id"].id
+            )
+            self.fields["leave_type_id"].initial = leave_type["leave_type_id"].id
+            self.fields["leave_type_id"].empty_label = None
 
     def as_p(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -666,7 +688,7 @@ class UserLeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         context = {"form": self}
         table_html = render_to_string("attendance_form.html", context)
         return table_html
-    
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -675,7 +697,7 @@ class UserLeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
                 "onchange": "typeChange($(this))",
             }
         )
-    
+
     def clean(self):
         cleaned_data = super().clean()
         start_date = cleaned_data.get("start_date")
@@ -683,11 +705,10 @@ class UserLeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         employee_id = cleaned_data.get("employee_id")
         leave_type_id = cleaned_data.get("leave_type_id")
         start_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get("start_date_breakdown")
-        end_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get('end_date_breakdown')
+        end_date_breakdown = cleaned_data.get("end_date_breakdown")
         overlapping_requests = LeaveRequest.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee_id, start_date__lte=end_date, end_date__gte=start_date
-        )
-
+        ).exclude(id=self.instance.id)
         if not start_date <= end_date:
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("End date should not be less than start date.")
@@ -695,14 +716,16 @@ class UserLeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         if start_date == end_date:
             if start_date_breakdown != end_date_breakdown:
                 raise forms.ValidationError(
-                    _("There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date.")
+                    _(
+                        "There is a mismatch in the breakdown of the start date and end date."
+                    )
                 )
         if not AvailableLeave.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee_id, leave_type_id=leave_type_id
         ).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(_("Employee has no leave type.."))
 
-        if overlapping_requests.exists():
+        if overlapping_requests.exclude(status__in=['cancelled', 'rejected']).exists():
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 _("Employee has already a leave request for this date range..")
             )
@@ -736,7 +759,7 @@ class UserLeaveRequestCreationForm(ModelForm):
         ]
         widgets = {
             "employee_id": forms.HiddenInput(),
-            'requested_days': forms.HiddenInput()     
+            "requested_days": forms.HiddenInput(),
         }
 
 
@@ -796,14 +819,16 @@ class LeaveRequestExportForm(forms.Form):
     )
 
 
-
 class AssignLeaveForm(HorillaForm):
     """
     Form for Payslip
     """
+
     leave_type_id = forms.ModelChoiceField(
         queryset=LeaveType.objects.all(),
-        widget=forms.SelectMultiple(attrs={"class": "oh-select oh-select-2 mb-2","required": True}),
+        widget=forms.SelectMultiple(
+            attrs={"class": "oh-select oh-select-2 mb-2", "required": True}
+        ),
         empty_label=None,
         label="Leave Type",
         required=False,
@@ -815,7 +840,7 @@ class AssignLeaveForm(HorillaForm):
             filter_class=EmployeeFilter,
             filter_instance_contex_name="f",
             filter_template_path="employee_filters.html",
-            required = True,
+            required=True,
         ),
         label="Employee",
     )
@@ -825,18 +850,10 @@ class AssignLeaveForm(HorillaForm):
         employee_id = cleaned_data.get("employee_id")
         leave_type_id = cleaned_data.get("leave_type_id")
 
-        if not employee_id :
-            raise forms.ValidationError(
-                {
-                    "employee_id": "This field is required"
-                }
-            )
-        if not leave_type_id :
-            raise forms.ValidationError(
-                {
-                    "leave_type_id": "This field is required"
-                }
-            )
+        if not employee_id:
+            raise forms.ValidationError({"employee_id": "This field is required"})
+        if not leave_type_id:
+            raise forms.ValidationError({"leave_type_id": "This field is required"})
         return cleaned_data
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -845,7 +862,7 @@ class AssignLeaveForm(HorillaForm):
         self.fields["employee_id"].widget.attrs.update(
             {"required": True, "id": uuid.uuid4()}
         ),
-        self.fields['leave_type_id'].label = "Leave Type"
+        self.fields["leave_type_id"].label = "Leave Type"
 
 
 class LeaverequestcommentForm(ModelForm):
@@ -859,8 +876,7 @@ class LeaverequestcommentForm(ModelForm):
         """
 
         model = LeaverequestComment
-        fields = ('comment',)
-
+        fields = ("comment",)
 
 
 class LeaveCommentForm(ModelForm):
@@ -916,7 +932,7 @@ class LeaveallocationrequestcommentForm(ModelForm):
         """
 
         model = LeaveallocationrequestComment
-        fields = ('comment',)
+        fields = ("comment",)
 
 
 class LeaveAllocationCommentForm(ModelForm):
@@ -959,4 +975,3 @@ class LeaveAllocationCommentForm(ModelForm):
         if commit:
             instance.files.add(*multiple_files_ids)
         return instance, files
-
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/group_by.html b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/group_by.html
index dc22eb4b4..253675817 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/group_by.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/group_by.html
@@ -110,79 +110,90 @@
                                       {% endif %}
                                     </div>
                                     {% if  not dashboard %}
-
-                                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation();">
-
+                                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation();">
                                         <button type="button" hx-get="{% url 'leave-request-view-comment' leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}&target=leaveRequest" hx-target="#commentContainer"
                                           data-target = '#leaveactivitySidebar' title='{% trans "Add / View Comment" %}'  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light oh-activity-sidebar__open w-100" style="flex: 1 0 auto; width:20px;height: 40.68px; padding: 0;" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
                                           <ion-icon name="newspaper-outline" role="img" class="md hydrated" aria-label="newspaper outline"></ion-icon>
                                         </button>
-                
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                                        <div class="oh-btn-group">
-                                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.chanage_penaltyaccount or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
-                                              <button 
-                                                  data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                                  data-target="#penaltyModal"
-                                                  hx-target="#penaltyModalBody"
-                                                  hx-get="{% url "leave-cut-penalty" leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}"
-                                                  type='submit' 
-                                                  class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" 
+                                      </div>
+                                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                                          <div class="oh-btn-group">
+                                              {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.chanage_penaltyaccount or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
+                                                <button  data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" data-target="#penaltyModal"
+                                                  hx-target="#penaltyModalBody" hx-get="{% url "leave-cut-penalty" leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}" 
+                                                  type='submit' class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" 
                                                   title="{% trans 'Penalty' %}">
                                                   <ion-icon name="information-circle-outline"></ion-icon>            
-                                              </button>
-                                            {% endif %}
-                                            <button  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" title="{% trans 'Edit' %}" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                                data-target="#editModal2" hx-get="{% url 'request-update' leave_request.id %}"
-                                                hx-target="#updateForm"><ion-icon name="create-outline"></ion-icon></button>
-                                            {% endif %}
-                                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.delete_leaverequest %}
-                                            <a class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" id="delete-link"
-                                                href="{% url 'request-delete' leave_request.id %}" onclick="return confirm('{% trans "Are you sure you want to delete ?" %}');" title="{% trans 'Delete' %}"><ion-icon
-                                                    name="trash-outline">group_by</ion-icon></a>
-                
-                                        </div>
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                                      {% if leave_request.get_penalties_count %}
-                                          <div data-target="#penaltyViewModal" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" 
-                                              hx-get="{% url "view-penalties" %}?leave_request_id={{leave_request.id}}" 
-                                              hx-target="#penaltyViewModalBody" align="center" style="background-color: rgba(229, 79, 56, 0.036); border: 2px solid rgb(229, 79, 56); border-radius: 18px; padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 85%;">
-                                              {% trans "Penalties" %} :{{leave_request.get_penalties_count}}
+                                                </button>
+                                              {% endif %}
+                                              <button  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" title="{% trans 'Edit' %}" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
+                                                  data-target="#editModal2" hx-get="{% url 'request-update' leave_request.id %}"
+                                                  hx-target="#updateForm"><ion-icon name="create-outline"></ion-icon></button>
+                                              {% endif %}
+                                              {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.delete_leaverequest %}
+                                              <a class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" id="delete-link"
+                                                  href="{% url 'request-delete' leave_request.id %}" onclick="return confirm('{% trans "Are you sure you want to delete ?" %}');" title="{% trans 'Delete' %}"><ion-icon
+                                                  name="trash-outline">group_by</ion-icon></a>
+                                              
                                           </div>
-                                      {% endif %}
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td oh-sticky-table__right" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                                      <div class="oh-btn-group" >
-                                          {% if leave_request.status == 'requested' or leave_request.status == 'rejected' %}
-                                          <a type="submit" href="{% url 'request-approve' leave_request.id %}" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
-                                              class="oh-btn oh-btn--success w-100">
-                                              <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
-                                          </a>
-                                          {% else %}
-                                          <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
-                                              class="oh-btn oh-btn--success oh-btn--disabled
-                                              w-100">
-                                              <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
-                                          </a>
-                                          {% endif %}
-                                          {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' %}
-                                          <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                              data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
-                                              class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger w-100">
-                                              <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>
-              
-                                          </a>
-                                          {% else %}
-                                          <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
-                                              class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger oh-btn--disabled
-                                              w-100" >
-                                              <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>            
-                                          </a>
-                                          {% endif %}
                                       </div>
-                                  </div>
+                                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                                        {% if leave_request.get_penalties_count %}
+                                            <div data-target="#penaltyViewModal" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" 
+                                                hx-get="{% url "view-penalties" %}?leave_request_id={{leave_request.id}}" 
+                                                hx-target="#penaltyViewModalBody" align="center" style="background-color: rgba(229, 79, 56, 0.036); border: 2px solid rgb(229, 79, 56); border-radius: 18px; padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 85%;">
+                                                {% trans "Penalties" %} :{{leave_request.get_penalties_count}}
+                                            </div>
+                                        {% endif %}
+                                      </div>
+                                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__td oh-sticky-table__right" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                                        <div class="oh-btn-group" >
+                                          {% if leave_request.status == 'cancelled' %}
+                                            {% if leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                                            <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
+                                                data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm"  title="{% trans 'Approve cancellation request' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--warning w-100";>
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% else %}
+                                            <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Approve cancellation request' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--secondary oh-btn--disabled
+                                                w-100">
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% endif %}
+                                          {% else %}
+                                            {% if leave_request.is_approved and leave_request.status == 'requested' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                                            <a href="{% url 'request-approve' leave_request.id %}" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--success w-100" {% if leave_request.end_date.month > current_date.month %} onclick = "leaveRequestConfirm('This leave request is for the month of {{leave_request.start_date|date:'F'}}. Approval depends on the {{leave_request.employee_id.get_full_name}} having available leave days for this month.',event);" {% else %}  onclick = "return confirm('Do You really want to Approve this request?')"; {% endif %}>
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% else %}
+                                            <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--success oh-btn--disabled
+                                                w-100">
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% endif %}
+                                            {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                                            <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
+                                                data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger w-100">
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>
+                    
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% else %}
+                                            <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
+                                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger oh-btn--disabled
+                                                w-100" >
+                                                <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>
+                    
+                                            </a>
+                                            {% endif %}
+                    
+                                          {% endif %}
+                                        </div>
+                                      </div>
                                     {% endif %}
                                 </div>
                                 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/leave_requests.html b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/leave_requests.html
index 34010e0ec..a553fb8f8 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/leave_requests.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/leave_requests.html
@@ -49,186 +49,181 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if leave_requests %}
-    <div class="oh-sticky-table">
-        <div class="oh-sticky-table__table ">
-            <div class="oh-sticky-table__thead">
-                <div class="oh-sticky-table__tr">
-                    {% if not request.GET.dashboard %}
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width: 10px">
-                            <div class="centered-div">
-                                <input
-                                type="checkbox"
-                                title='{% trans "Select All" %}'
-                                class="oh-input oh-input__checkbox all-leave-requests"
-                                />
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
+  <div class="oh-sticky-table">
+      <div class="oh-sticky-table__table ">
+          <div class="oh-sticky-table__thead">
+              <div class="oh-sticky-table__tr">
+                  {% if not request.GET.dashboard %}
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width: 10px">
+                          <div class="centered-div">
+                              <input
+                              type="checkbox"
+                              title='{% trans "Select All" %}'
+                              class="oh-input oh-input__checkbox all-leave-requests"
+                              />
+                          </div>
+                      </div>
+                  {% endif %}
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-employee_id__employee_first_name' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'employee_id__employee_first_name' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=employee_id__employee_first_name&sortby=employee_id__employee_first_name" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Employee" %}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-leave_type_id' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'leave_type_id' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=leave_type_id" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Leave Type" %}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-start_date' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'start_date' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=start_date" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Start Date" %}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-end_date' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'end_date' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=end_date" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "End Date" %}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-requested_days' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'requested_days' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=requested_days" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Requested Days" %}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-status' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'status' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=status" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Status" %}</div>
+                  {% if  not dashboard %}
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width:115px;">{% trans "Comment" %}</div>
+                      {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width:200px">{% trans "Actions" %}</div>
+                      {% endif %}
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" >{% trans "Penalties" %}</div>
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__th oh-sticky-table__right">{% trans "Confirmation" %}</div>
+                  {% endif %}
+              </div>
+          </div>
+          <div class="oh-sticky-table__tbody" id="leaveRequestTableBody">
+              {% for leave_request in leave_requests %}
+              <div class="oh-sticky-table__tr  {% if leave_request.status == 'cancelled' %} diff-cell{% endif %}" draggable="true" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" data-target="#tableTimeOff"
+              hx-get="{% url 'one-request-view' leave_request.id %}?instances_ids={{requests_ids}}" hx-target="#requestView">
+                  {% if not request.GET.dashboard %}
+                      <div class="oh-sticky-table__sd {% if leave_request.status == "requested" %} row-status--orange 
+                              {% elif leave_request.status == "approved" %} row-status--yellow {% elif leave_request.status == "cancelled" %} row-status--gray 
+                              {% elif leave_request.status == "rejected" %}row-status--red{% endif %}" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                          <div class="centered-div">
+                              <input
+                              type="checkbox"
+                              id="{{leave_request.id}}"
+                              onchange="highlightRow($(this))"
+                              class="oh-input holiday-checkbox oh-input__checkbox all-leave-requests-row"
+                              />
+                          </div>
+                      </div>
+                  {% endif %}
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">
+                      <div class="oh-profile oh-profile--md">
+                          <div class="oh-profile__avatar mr-1">
+                              <img src="{{leave_request.employee_id.get_avatar}}" class="oh-profile__image"
+                                  alt="" />
+                          </div>
+                          <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark">{{leave_request.employee_id}}</span>
+                      </div>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">{{leave_request.leave_type_id}}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td dateformat_changer">{{leave_request.start_date}}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td dateformat_changer">{{leave_request.end_date}}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">{{leave_request.requested_days}}</div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">
+                    {% if leave_request.multiple_approvals and leave_request.status == "requested" %}
+                      <div class="oh-checkpoint-badge oh-checkpoint-badge--secondary" title="{% for manager in leave_request.multiple_approvals.managers %}{{ manager }}{% if not forloop.last %} , {% endif %}{% endfor %}">
+                        {{leave_request.multiple_approvals.approved|length}} / {{leave_request.multiple_approvals.managers|length}} {% trans "Approved" %}
+                      </div>
+                    {% else %}
+                      {{leave_request.get_status_display}}
                     {% endif %}
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-employee_id__employee_first_name' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'employee_id__employee_first_name' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=employee_id__employee_first_name&sortby=employee_id__employee_first_name" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Employee" %}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-leave_type_id' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'leave_type_id' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=leave_type_id" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Leave Type" %}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-start_date' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'start_date' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=start_date" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Start Date" %}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-end_date' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'end_date' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=end_date" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "End Date" %}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-requested_days' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'requested_days' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=requested_days" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Requested Days" %}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__th {% if request.sort_option.order == '-status' %}arrow-up {% elif request.sort_option.order == 'status' %}arrow-down {% else %}arrow-up-down {% endif %}" hx-get="{% url 'request-filter' %}?{{pd}}&sortby=status" hx-target="#leaveRequest" >{% trans "Status" %}</div>
-                    {% if  not dashboard %}
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width:115px;">{% trans "Comment" %}</div>
-                        {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" style="width:200px">{% trans "Actions" %}</div>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__th" >{% trans "Penalties" %}</div>
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__th oh-sticky-table__right">{% trans "Confirmation" %}</div>
+                  </div>
+                  {% if  not dashboard %}
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation();">
+                      <button type="button" hx-get="{% url 'leave-request-view-comment' leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}&target=leaveRequest" hx-target="#commentContainer"
+                        data-target = '#leaveactivitySidebar' title='{% trans "Add / View Comment" %}'  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light oh-activity-sidebar__open w-100" style="flex: 1 0 auto; width:20px;height: 40.68px; padding: 0;" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                        <ion-icon name="newspaper-outline" role="img" class="md hydrated" aria-label="newspaper outline"></ion-icon>
+                      </button>
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                      <div class="oh-btn-group">
+                          {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.chanage_penaltyaccount or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
+                          <button 
+                              data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
+                              data-target="#penaltyModal"
+                              hx-target="#penaltyModalBody"
+                              hx-get="{% url "leave-cut-penalty" leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}"
+                              type='submit' 
+                              class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" 
+                              title="{% trans 'Penalty' %}">
+                              <ion-icon name="information-circle-outline"></ion-icon>            
+                          </button>
+                          {% endif %}
+                          {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager%}
+                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
+                              <button  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" title="{% trans 'Edit' %}" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
+                                  data-target="#editModal2" hx-get="{% url 'request-update' leave_request.id %}"
+                                  hx-target="#updateForm"><ion-icon name="create-outline"></ion-icon></button>
+                            {% endif %}
+                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
+                            <a class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" id="delete-link"
+                                href="{% url 'request-delete' leave_request.id %}" onclick="return confirm('{% trans "Are you sure you want to delete ?" %}');" title="{% trans 'Delete' %}"><ion-icon
+                                    name="trash-outline"></ion-icon></a>
+                            {% endif %}
+                          {% endif %}
+                      </div>
+                  </div>
+                  {% endif %}
+                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                    {% if leave_request.get_penalties_count %}
+                        <div data-target="#penaltyViewModal" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" hx-get="{% url "view-penalties" %}?leave_request_id={{leave_request.id}}" hx-target="#penaltyViewModalBody" align="center" style="background-color: rgba(229, 79, 56, 0.036); border: 2px solid rgb(229, 79, 56); border-radius: 18px; padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 85%;">{% trans "Penalties" %} :{{leave_request.get_penalties_count}}</div>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="oh-sticky-table__tbody" id="leaveRequestTableBody">
-                {% for leave_request in leave_requests %}
-                <div class="oh-sticky-table__tr  {% if leave_request.status == 'cancelled' %} diff-cell{% endif %}" draggable="true" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" data-target="#tableTimeOff"
-                hx-get="{% url 'one-request-view' leave_request.id %}?instances_ids={{requests_ids}}" hx-target="#requestView">
-                    {% if not request.GET.dashboard %}
-                        <div class="oh-sticky-table__sd {% if leave_request.status == "requested" %} row-status--orange 
-                                {% elif leave_request.status == "approved" %} row-status--yellow {% elif leave_request.status == "cancelled" %} row-status--gray 
-                                {% elif leave_request.status == "rejected" %}row-status--red{% endif %}" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                            <div class="centered-div">
-                                <input
-                                type="checkbox"
-                                id="{{leave_request.id}}"
-                                onchange="highlightRow($(this))"
-                                class="oh-input holiday-checkbox oh-input__checkbox all-leave-requests-row"
-                                />
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">
-                        <div class="oh-profile oh-profile--md">
-                            <div class="oh-profile__avatar mr-1">
-                                <img src="{{leave_request.employee_id.get_avatar}}" class="oh-profile__image"
-                                    alt="" />
-                            </div>
-                            <span class="oh-profile__name oh-text--dark">{{leave_request.employee_id}}</span>
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">{{leave_request.leave_type_id}}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td dateformat_changer">{{leave_request.start_date}}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td dateformat_changer">{{leave_request.end_date}}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">{{leave_request.requested_days}}</div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td">
-                      {% if leave_request.multiple_approvals and leave_request.status == "requested" %}
-                        <div class="oh-checkpoint-badge oh-checkpoint-badge--secondary" title="{% for manager in leave_request.multiple_approvals.managers %}{{ manager }}{% if not forloop.last %} , {% endif %}{% endfor %}">
-                          {{leave_request.multiple_approvals.approved|length}} / {{leave_request.multiple_approvals.managers|length}} {% trans "Approved" %}
-                        </div>
-                      {% else %}
-                        {{leave_request.get_status_display}}
-                      {% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                    {% if  not dashboard %}
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation();">
-                        <button type="button" hx-get="{% url 'leave-request-view-comment' leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}&target=leaveRequest" hx-target="#commentContainer"
-                          data-target = '#leaveactivitySidebar' title='{% trans "Add / View Comment" %}'  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light oh-activity-sidebar__open w-100" style="flex: 1 0 auto; width:20px;height: 40.68px; padding: 0;" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                          <ion-icon name="newspaper-outline" role="img" class="md hydrated" aria-label="newspaper outline"></ion-icon>
-                        </button>
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                        <div class="oh-btn-group">
-                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.attendance.chanage_penaltyaccount or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
-                            <button 
-                                data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                data-target="#penaltyModal"
-                                hx-target="#penaltyModalBody"
-                                hx-get="{% url "leave-cut-penalty" leave_request.id %}?{{pd}}"
-                                type='submit' 
-                                class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" 
-                                title="{% trans 'Penalty' %}">
-                                <ion-icon name="information-circle-outline"></ion-icon>            
-                            </button>
-                            {% endif %}
-                            {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager%}
-                              {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.chanage_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
-                                <button  class="oh-btn oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" title="{% trans 'Edit' %}" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                    data-target="#editModal2" hx-get="{% url 'request-update' leave_request.id %}"
-                                    hx-target="#updateForm"><ion-icon name="create-outline"></ion-icon></button>
-                              {% endif %}
-                              {% if request.user|is_reportingmanager or perms.leave.delete_leaverequest or request.user|is_leave_approval_manager %}
-                              <a class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger-outline oh-btn--light-bkg w-100" id="delete-link"
-                                  href="{% url 'request-delete' leave_request.id %}" onclick="return confirm('{% trans "Are you sure you want to delete ?" %}');" title="{% trans 'Delete' %}"><ion-icon
-                                      name="trash-outline"></ion-icon></a>
-                              {% endif %}
-                            {% endif %}
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                    <div class="oh-sticky-table__td" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                      {% if leave_request.get_penalties_count %}
-                          <div data-target="#penaltyViewModal" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle" hx-get="{% url "view-penalties" %}?leave_request_id={{leave_request.id}}" hx-target="#penaltyViewModalBody" align="center" style="background-color: rgba(229, 79, 56, 0.036); border: 2px solid rgb(229, 79, 56); border-radius: 18px; padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 85%;">{% trans "Penalties" %} :{{leave_request.get_penalties_count}}</div>
-                      {% endif %}
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="oh-sticky-table__td oh-sticky-table__right" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
-                    <div class="oh-btn-group" >
-                      {% if leave_request.status == 'cancelled' %}
-                        {% if leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                <div class="oh-sticky-table__td oh-sticky-table__right" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
+                  <div class="oh-btn-group" >
+                    {% if leave_request.status == 'cancelled' %}
+                      {% if leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
                         <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
                             data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm"  title="{% trans 'Approve cancellation request' %}"
                             class="oh-btn oh-btn--warning w-100";>
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
                         </a>
-                        {% else %}
+                      {% else %}
                         <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Approve cancellation request' %}"
                             class="oh-btn oh-btn--secondary oh-btn--disabled
                             w-100">
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
                         </a>
-                        {% endif %}
-                      {% else %}
-                        {% if leave_request.is_approved and leave_request.status == 'requested' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                      {% endif %}
+                    {% else %}
+                      {% if leave_request.is_approved and leave_request.status == 'requested' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
                         <a href="{% url 'request-approve' leave_request.id %}" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
                             class="oh-btn oh-btn--success w-100" {% if leave_request.end_date.month > current_date.month %} onclick = "leaveRequestConfirm('This leave request is for the month of {{leave_request.start_date|date:'F'}}. Approval depends on the {{leave_request.employee_id.get_full_name}} having available leave days for this month.',event);" {% else %}  onclick = "return confirm('Do You really want to Approve this request?')"; {% endif %}>
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
                         </a>
-                        {% else %}
+                      {% else %}
                         <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Approve' %}"
                             class="oh-btn oh-btn--success oh-btn--disabled
                             w-100">
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
                         </a>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+                      {% endif %}
+                      {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
                         <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
                             data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
                             class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger w-100">
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>
-
                         </a>
-                        {% else %}
+                      {% else %}
                         <a type="submit" href="#" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
-                            class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger oh-btn--disabled
-                            w-100" >
+                            class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger oh-btn--disabled w-100" >
                             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="close-circle-outline"></ion-icon>
-
                         </a>
-                        {% endif %}
-
                       {% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-                </div>
-                {% endfor %}
-
-            </div>
-        </div>
+                    {% endif %}
+                  </div>
+              </div>
+              </div>
+              {% endfor %}
+          </div>
+      </div>
+  </div>
+{% elif dashboard and request.GET.dashboard != 'card' %}
+  <div style="height: 310px; display:flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;" class="">
+    <div style="" class="">
+    <img style="    display: block;width: 70px;margin: 10px auto ;" src="{% static 'images/ui/attendance.png' %}" class="" alt=""/>
+    <h3 style="font-size:16px" class="oh-404__subtitle">{% trans "You have No leave requests for this month." %}</h3>
     </div>
-    {% elif dashboard and request.GET.dashboard != 'card' %}
-    <div style="height: 310px; display:flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;" class="">
-        <div style="" class="">
-        <img style="    display: block;width: 70px;margin: 10px auto ;" src="{% static 'images/ui/attendance.png' %}" class="" alt=""/>
-        <h3 style="font-size:16px" class="oh-404__subtitle">{% trans "You have No leave requests for this month." %}</h3>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    {% else %}
-    <div style="height: 310px; display:flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;" class="oh-404">
-        <div style="" class="">
-        <img style="display: block;width: 70px;margin: 10px auto ;" src="{% static 'images/ui/attendance.png' %}" class="" alt=""/>
-        <h3 style="font-size:16px" class="oh-404__subtitle">{% trans "You have No leave requests for this filter." %}</h3>
-        </div>
+  </div>
+{% else %}
+  <div style="height: 310px; display:flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;" class="oh-404">
+    <div style="" class="">
+    <img style="display: block;width: 70px;margin: 10px auto ;" src="{% static 'images/ui/attendance.png' %}" class="" alt=""/>
+    <h3 style="font-size:16px" class="oh-404__subtitle">{% trans "You have No leave requests for this filter." %}</h3>
     </div>
+  </div>
 {% endif %}
 
 <!-- End of Sticky Table -->
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/one_request_view.html b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/one_request_view.html
index c28c9efcd..556b74595 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/one_request_view.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/one_request_view.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                     <div class="oh-timeoff-modal__stat-description">{{leave_request.reject_reason}}</div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-        {% elif leave_request.status == "rejected"  or leave_request.status == "cancelled_and_rejected" %}
+        {% elif leave_request.status == "rejected"  or leave_request.status == "cancelled" %}
             <div class="oh-timeoff-modal__stats w-100 mt-3  p-2 row-status--red ">
                 <div class="oh-timeoff-modal__stat">
                     <span class="oh-timeoff-modal__stat-title">{% trans "Reason for Rejection" %}</span>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
             <ion-icon class="me-1" name="checkmark-outline"></ion-icon>
         </a>
     {% endif %}
-    {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' and leave_request.status != 'cancelled_and_rejected' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
+    {% if leave_request.status != 'rejected' and leave_request.status != 'cancelled' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
         <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
             data-target="#rejectModal" hx-get="{% url 'request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" hx-target="#rejectForm" title="{% trans 'Reject' %}"
             class="oh-btn oh-btn--danger w-100">
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/user_cancel_form.html b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/user_cancel_form.html
index 3545ca7d6..ea5fa731d 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/user_cancel_form.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/leave_request/user_cancel_form.html
@@ -1,22 +1,40 @@
-{% load i18n %}
-{% if form.errors %}
+{% load i18n %} {% if form.errors %}
 <!-- form errors  -->
-    <div class="oh-wrapper">
-        <div class="oh-alert-container">
-            {% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
-            <div class="oh-alert oh-alert--animated oh-alert--danger">
-                {{ error }}
-            </div>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </div>
-    </div>
+<div class="oh-wrapper">
+  <div class="oh-alert-container">
+    {% for error in form.non_field_errors %}
+    <div class="oh-alert oh-alert--animated oh-alert--danger">{{ error }}</div>
+    {% endfor %}
+  </div>
+</div>
 {% endif %}
-<form hx-post="{% url 'user-request-cancel' id %}" hx-encoding="multipart/form-data">
-    <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
+<div class="oh-modal__dialog-header">
+  <h2 class="oh-modal__dialog-title" id="editModal1ModalLabel">
+    {% trans "Cancel Request" %}
+  </h2>
+  <button class="oh-modal__close" aria-label="Close">
+    <ion-icon name="close-outline"></ion-icon>
+  </button>
+</div>
+<div class="oh-modal__dialog-body">
+  <form
+    hx-post="{% url 'user-request-cancel' id %}"
+    hx-encoding="multipart/form-data"
+    >
+    <div class="oh-general__tab-target oh-profile-section">
+      <div class="col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12">
         <label class="oh-label">{% trans "Cancellation Reason" %}</label>
-        
-        {{form.reason}}
-        {{form.errors}}
+
+        {{form.reason}} {{form.errors}}
+      </div>
+      <div class="d-flex flex-row-reverse">
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          class="oh-btn oh-btn--secondary oh-btn--shadow mt-3"
+        >
+          {% trans "Save" %}
+        </button>
+      </div>
     </div>
-    <button type="submit" class="oh-btn oh-btn--secondary ">{% trans "Submit" %}</button>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+  </form>
+</div>
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_request_view.html b/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_request_view.html
index ee1543ba4..6fa9fa55a 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_request_view.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_request_view.html
@@ -341,22 +341,12 @@
 
 <div
 	class="oh-modal"
-	id="rejectModal"
+	id="cancelModal"
 	role="dialog"
-	aria-labelledby="rejectModal"
+	aria-labelledby="cancelModal"
 	aria-hidden="true"
->
-	<div class="oh-modal__dialog">
-		<div class="oh-modal__dialog-header">
-			<h2 class="oh-modal__dialog-title" id="editModal1ModalLabel">
-				{% trans "Leave Request Create" %}
-			</h2>
-			<button class="oh-modal__close" aria-label="Close">
-				<ion-icon name="close-outline"></ion-icon>
-			</button>
-		</div>
-		<div class="oh-modal__dialog-body" id="rejectForm"></div>
-	</div>
+	>
+	<div class="oh-modal__dialog" id="cancelForm"></div>
 </div>
 
 
diff --git a/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_requests.html b/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_requests.html
index 1bd239b5e..51ee4ffbc 100644
--- a/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_requests.html
+++ b/leave/templates/leave/user_leave/user_requests.html
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@
                     <div class="oh-sticky-table__td {% if leave_request.status == 'rejected' %} diff-cell{% endif %}" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">
                         {% if leave_request.status == 'approved' and leave_request.end_date >= current_date %}
                             <a type="submit" data-toggle="oh-modal-toggle"
-                                data-target="#rejectModal" 
+                                data-target="#cancelModal" 
                                 hx-get="{% url 'user-request-cancel' leave_request.id %}" 
-                                hx-target="#rejectForm" 
+                                hx-target="#cancelForm" 
                                 title="{% trans 'Cancel' %}"
                                 class="oh-btn oh-btn--primary w-100"> {% trans "Cancel" %}
                             </a>
diff --git a/leave/views.py b/leave/views.py
index b6cad4d4a..8da91ea45 100644
--- a/leave/views.py
+++ b/leave/views.py
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ def user_leave_request(request, id):
 
         overlapping_requests = LeaveRequest.objects.filter(
             employee_id=employee, start_date__lte=end_date, end_date__gte=start_date
-        ).exclude(status="cancelled")
+        ).exclude(status__in=["cancelled","rejected"])
         if overlapping_requests.exists():
             form.add_error(
                 None, _("There is already a leave request for this date range..")