Section 36 in The Statutes of the Punjabi University
36. The Vice-Chancellor may, at this discretion, grant an officer, for any special reasons, extraordinary leave of absence which shall be without pay and shall not ordinarily exceed six months. Under exceptional circumstances, this leave may be extended and may also be granted even more than once in the whole course of the officer's service :
Provided that the maximum total period for which such leave is granted should not exceed three years.Provided further that leave in such cases where an employee intends to serve elsewhere may be granted only if he/she has worked at this University for five years and the leave shall not ordinarily be granted for more than one year. This leave may be extended further up to three months keeping in view the circumstances of the case.
