Article ship termination

Sir, I have completed 1.5 yrs of my articleship and required Transfer in order to move my hometown which is 750 km away due to some family problem. So I have taken my principals sign on both form 109 and noc at the same time. And I have submitted noc and waiting for approval and I have already moved to my hometown. So my question is whether time period till I doesn’t get approval is regarded as leave because i have been told that it may take even 4 months to get approval and I have already moved to my hometown. Aur I can get this period credit with new principal whom I have already started working.