Section 3(1)(k) in Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (Conditions of service of the Officers and other Employees) Regulations, 2016
(k)"Service" includes the period during which an officer and other employee is on duty as well as on leave duly authorised by the competent authority, but does not include any period during which an officer and other employee is absent from duty without permission or overstays his leave, unless specifically permitted or condoned by the Competent Authority;