Section 31E(3) in The U.P. Higher Education Services Commission Act, 1980
(3)Where any teacher on honorarium who has been offered appointment in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2) fails to join the post within the time allowed, which shall not be less than fifteen days, his further claim shall cease automatically.Explanation. - For the purposes of this section -"teacher on honorarium" means a person working in grant-in-aid college and is engaged in teaching a course of study and receiving payment from the funds of State aid on a fixed honorarium appointed on a contractual basis with the prior approval of the Director.