50. Employees to promote Authority's interest (1) Every employee shall serve the Authority honestly and faithfully and shall use his utmost endeavors to promote the interest of the Authority and shall show utmost courtesy and attention in all transactions and dealing with the public, between the officers of Government and the Authority. (2) Every employee shall at all times: - (a) maintain absolute integrity, good conduct and discipline; (b) maintain devotion and... ... ...

49.  (1) Every employee shall maintain strictest secrecy regarding the Authority's affairs and shall not divulge or disclose, directly or indirectly, any information of a confidential nature or relating to the working of the Authority to a member of the public or of the Authority's employees or to his friends or relatives, unless compelled to do so by judicial or other authority, or unless instructed to do so by a superior officer in the discharge of his duties. (2) No employe... ... ...

48. Every employee shall conform to and abide by these Regulations and shall observe, comply with and obey all orders and directions which may from time to time be given to him by any person or persons under whose jurisdictions, superintendence or control he may for the time being be placed. =============... ... ...

CHAPTER VI CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND APPEALS 47. Scope of an employee's service Unless it be otherwise distinctly provided, the whole time of an employee shall be at the disposal of the Authority and he/she shall serve the Authority in its business in such capacity and at such place as he/she may from time to time be directed. =============... ... ...

46. An employee who does not join his post within the joining time allowed to him shall be deemed to have committed a breach of Regulation 60. =============... ... ...

45. (1) Joining time may be granted to an employee by the Competent Authority to enable the employee: (a) to join a new post to which he is appointed while on duty in his old post or (b) to join a new post on return from leave of not more than four months' duration although the duration of leave exceeds four months, the employee has not had sufficient notice of his appointment to the new post. (2) Joining time shall not be granted when no change in the headquarters o... ... ...

44. Special leave shall be on 1/2 leave pay, which shall be reduced, except with the special sanction of the Chairperson, to 1/4 of leave pay after six months. =============... ... ...

43. (1) During the full period of his service an employee may be granted special leave on private affairs for a period not exceeding 360 days. may not be availed of if ordinary leave is admissible; Provided that an employee may be granted special leave if he is suffering from a disease requiring prolonged treatment and he has no ordinary leave and sick leave at his credit and is also not eligible. (2) In case an employee is absent from duty on account of quarantine, the Authority may ... ... ...

42. (1) may be granted to an employee when no other leave is due to him and when, having regard to his length of service, sick or special leave is not considered justified by the competent authority. Except in exceptional circumstances, the duration of extraordinary leave shall not exceed 90 days on any one occasion and 360 days during the entire period of an employee's service. (2) The competent authority may grant extraordinary leave in combination with or in continuation of leave ... ... ...

Accident leave may be granted to an employee injured while performing duties, for the recovery period certified by the Authority's Medical Officer. Employees injured on official tour or duty are also eligible upon certification by the Authority's Medical Officer or a Government doctor. At the employee's option, another admissible leave category may be granted in combination with or continuation of accident leave. Full leave pay applies for the first four months of accident leave, followed by half leave pay for the remaining period.

40A.  (1) Paternity leave may be granted to a male staff member (natural father), with less than two surviving children, during the confinement of his wife for child birth, for a period of fifteen days per child, during the period between fifteen days prior to the delivery or up to six months from the date of such delivery. (2) may also be granted to a male employee (adoptive father), with less than two surviving children, who has adopted a child through proper legal process, for a p... ... ...

Maternity leave for female employees is available on leave pay for up to 180 days on full pay at one time, subject to an aggregate limit of 360 days throughout service. Hysterectomy-related leave of up to 20 days and miscarriage or abortion leave of up to 45 days, supported by a medical certificate, fall within that ceiling. Another admissible form of leave may be combined with or continued after maternity leave upon requisite medical certification.

39. (1) Every employee shall be entitled to sick leave, on production of medical certificate, at the rate of 20 days for every calendar year of service subject to a maximum of 540 days during the full period of his service. Additional sick leave may be granted if it is considered necessary and advisable in the interest of the Authority. Provided further that in the case of an employee, the production of a medical certificate may not be insisted upon if sick leave to be granted does not ex... ... ...

Ordinary leave encashment may be permitted annually where the employee maintains the required leave balance, and the policy may be modified to encourage minimum leave utilisation. Cash equivalent of unavailed earned leave may be granted on death or medically certified permanent incapacity, with legal heirs eligible in case of death. An employee resigning after proper notice may be permitted to encash half of the ordinary leave standing to their credit, subject to the prescribed maximum limit.

HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER AND HON'BLE MS JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU For the Petitioner : Mr Robin Ratnakar David, Mr Dhiraj Philip & Mr Samuel David, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr Sunil Agarwal, Sr. Standing Counsel, on behalf of Mr Kunal Sharma, Sr. Standing Counsel. RAJIV SHAKDHER, J (ORAL): W.P.(C) 937/2023 & CM APPL. 3664/2023 [Application filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking interim relief] 1. Issue notice. 1.1 Mr Sunil Agarwal, learned senior sta... ... ...

Ordinary leave accrues at 30 days per year, credited half-yearly, subject to a maximum accumulation of 300 days. Employees with high accumulated balances receive further half-yearly credits in an additional ordinary leave account, and leave beyond the ceiling lapses at the end of the relevant half-year. Accrual is restricted during prolonged non-casual leave. Ordinary leave generally requires a minimum five-day period and a 15-day advance application. Employees on ordinary leave receive leave pay.

Special hardship leave may be granted to eligible female employees for family, child-care, or health grounds, including as an extension of maternity leave. It is subject to prior approval, administrative exigencies, and individual merits, and is limited to two years during service. The leave is unpaid except for house allowance and eligible medical-treatment claims, may be combined with specified leave categories, and counts for seniority. Approved leave is irrevocable, cannot be used to avoid transfer or posting, and may be cancelled for outside employment or exigencies.

Special casual leave may be permitted for quarantine, duty-related injury, specified sporting or civil-defence training, exceptional circumstances, and family-planning operations supported by a medical certificate. It may be combined with any leave other than casual leave. Except for exceptional-circumstances leave, combined casual and special casual leave cannot exceed the prescribed annual ceiling, while intervening public holidays are excluded from computation. Differently abled employees may receive limited leave for disability-related programmes and disability-specific requirements, subject to work exigencies and competent-authority approval.

Casual leave is available up to 12 working days per calendar year, subject to a minimum of half a day and a maximum of five days at a time. Public holidays cannot be combined to extend absence beyond 12 days, and leave beyond prescribed limits becomes ordinary leave for the entire period. Prior sanction is required, subject to emergency intimation within 24 hours. Employees joining during the year receive one day per month, while 50 percent of unavailed leave is credited to ordinary leave.

Leave and disciplinary status are regulated by restricting the grant of leave to an employee under suspension or facing pending disciplinary proceedings. Leave may not be granted while either status continues.