(1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, an Employee who remains absent from his or her office without obtaining leave in contravention of Section 61 may be marked as absent and his or her salary may be deducted. The period
of such absence without approval shall not be counted in the service period.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, an Employee who remains absent from his or her office for a period exceeding consecutive sixty days without getting leave sanctioned shall be marked as absent and he or she shall not be allowed to make attendance. If he or she is allowed to make attendance, the office-bearer allowing him or her to make attendance shall be subjected to departmental action pursuant to Section 82, and the salary and allowance as well received by the Employee who has been so allowed to make attendance shall be recovered from the office-bearer allowing him or her to make attendance as governmental dues.