Employee association and strike restrictions prohibit an employee from becoming, continuing as, or serving as an office bearer of a trade union of employees of the Authority, a federation of such trade unions, or being directly or indirectly associated with them. Employees are also barred from resorting to or abetting any strike, or participating in violent, unseemly, or indecent demonstrations concerning their own or another employee's service conditions.

Political neutrality and electoral participation are mandated for employees: no employee may actively participate in politics or political demonstrations, or contest elections for a Municipal Council, District Board, other local body, or legislative body.

Employees must serve the Authority honestly and faithfully, promote its interests, and maintain courtesy in dealings with the public, government officers and the Authority. They must uphold integrity, good conduct, discipline, devotion and diligence to duty, and avoid conduct unbecoming of an employee or public servant. Dilatory tactics and wilful delays in assigned work are prohibited. Official duties and powers must be exercised according to the employee's best judgment unless acting under a superior's direction. Employees must also seek to ensure integrity and devotion to duty among persons under their control.

Employees must preserve secrecy concerning the Authority's affairs and confidential operational information, subject only to disclosure compelled by judicial or law-enforcement agencies or authorised in writing by a superior officer. Information acquired through official duties cannot be used for personal benefit or for the benefit of others. Unpublished price sensitive information may be communicated only when required for official duties. Employees must execute a declaration of fidelity and secrecy before taking charge.

53. An employee shall conform to and abide by these regulations and shall observe, comply with and obey all orders and directions which may be given to her from time to time by any person or persons under whose jurisdictions, superintendence or control she may, for the time being be placed. =============... ... ...

CHAPTER VI CONDUCT, DISCIPLINE AND APPEALS 52. Scope of an employee's service Unless otherwise specified or directed, the whole time of an employee shall be at the disposal of the Authority, and she shall serve the Authority in its business in such capacity and at such place as may from time to time be directed. =============... ... ...

JUDGMENT 1. This appeal is on behalf of the plaintiff and it arises out of a suit commenced by him to recover a sum of Rs. 5000 alleged to be due as principal and interest on two hundis executed by the defendants in his favour. The material facts are not in controversy and may be shortly stated as follows: Defendants 1 and 2, who are two brothers took a loan of Rs. 2500 only from the plaintiff and executed two hundis in respect of the same-one on 12th August 1924, and the other on 14th August... ... ...

51. (1) Joining time may be granted by the Competent Authority, to an employee when transferred to a different centre from the current place of posting. (2) The benefit of joining time shall also be admissible to officers joining the Authority on deputation from other organisations, as per the mutually agreed terms and conditions between the Authority and the lending organisation. (3) The Joining time admissible to an employee shall not exceed seven (7) days, exclusive of journey time ... ... ...

50. : (1) The Chairperson may sanction study leave to a whole-time employee of the Authority for the purpose of upgradation of the knowledge and skills in the relevant fields, for a maximum period of twenty- four (24) months during the entire service period; Provided that no whole-time employee shall be eligible for grant of study leave unless she has completed a minimum of three (3) years of continuous service in the Authority; Provided that such study leave may be combined with other ... ... ...

49. (1) An employee may be granted special leave on private affairs for a period not exceeding 360 days during her full period of service; Provided that special leave may not be admissible if the employee has ordinary leave to her credit; Provided further that an employee may be granted special leave if she is suffering from a disease requiring prolonged treatment and she has no ordinary leave or sick leave at her credit and is also not eligible for any other kind of leave; Provided... ... ...

48. (1) may be granted to an employee for a period not exceeding 90 days at one occasion and 360 days during the entire period of service, when no other leave is due to her and when, having regard to her length of service, sick or special leave is not considered justified by the Competent Authority. (2) The Competent Authority may grant extraordinary leave in combination with or in continuation of leave of any other kind admissible to an employee and may also retrospectively commute her ... ... ...

47. (1) may be granted to an employee who sustains an injury in the course of the performance of her duties, for the period for which leave is certified by the Medical Officer of the Authority to be necessary for recovery from the injury; Provided that where the Medical Officer of the Authority is not available, a certificate from a registered medical practitioner may be accepted, subject to the satisfaction of the Competent Authority. (2) would also be admissible to an employee, who... ... ...

46. (1) Paternity leave may be granted to a male employee (natural father), with less than two surviving children, during the confinement of the employee's wife for childbirth, for a period of fifteen (15) days per child, during the period between fifteen days prior to the delivery or up to six (06) months from the date of such delivery; Provided that the Competent Authority may relax the period of commencement of leave due to exigency of work. (2) may also be granted to a male em... ... ...

45. (1) , which shall be on leave pay, may be granted to a female employee up to a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days on full pay at a time, and not more than three hundred and sixty (360) days during the entire period of service. (2) Female employees undergoing hysterectomy operation may also claim maternity leave for a period not exceeding twenty (20) days (including stay in hospital) within the overall ceiling of three hundred and sixty (360) days. (3) Leave not exceeding f... ... ...

44. (1) An employee shall be entitled to sick leave, on production of medical certificate, at the rate of twenty (20) days for every year of service subject to a maximum of five hundred and forty (540) days during the full period of her service; Provided that additional sick leave may be granted, if it is considered necessary in the interest of the Authority; Provided further that the production of a medical certificate may not be insisted upon where sick leave does not exceed three (0... ... ...

43. (1) An employee may be permitted to encash ordinary leave once in every calendar year for a minimum period of ten (10) days and maximum of thirty (30) days, subject to the condition that she has to her credit a minimum balance of one hundred and eighty (180) days ordinary leaves or more after encashment; Provided that in case of an employee other than employee who has joined the services of the Authority through direct recruitment in Grade A or as Multi-Tasking Staff and whose total s... ... ...

42. (1) An employee shall be entitled to ordinary leave at the rate of thirty (30) days for every year of service subject to a maximum accumulation of three hundred (300) days. (2) Such leave shall be credited to the ordinary leave account of the employee half yearly on 1st April and 1st October respectively in each year at the rate of fifteen (15) days for every six (06) months of service rendered by such employee. (3) Where an employee has to her credit two hundred and eighty six (28... ... ...

41. (1) The following employees shall be eligible to apply for special hardship leave: (a) An employee confirmed in the services of the Authority and having completed five years of service in the Authority: Provided that special hardship leave before completion of five years of service may be sanctioned in exceptional circumstances for the purposes provided in sub-regulation (4), on an application by such employee and upon recommendation of the approving authority in accord... ... ...

40. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Regulation 39, the Chairperson may grant special casual leave to an employee in the following circumstances: (a) When the absence from duty is necessitated by orders from the authorities empowered to issue quarantine orders not to attend office in consequence of any infectious disease to the employee or her family or household. (b) When an employee is unable to attend her duties due to a bodily injury sustained while on duty and... ... ...

39. (1) An employee shall be eligible for casual leave up to a maximum of twelve (12) working days in each calendar year; Provided that no employee may take casual leave for less than half (1/2) day or more than five (05) days at a time; Provided further that public holidays may not be combined with casual leave in such a way as to increase the absence from office at any one time beyond twelve (12) days, in which case the entire period of such absence will be treated as Ordinary Leave.... ... ...