Good Friday - Relaxation for Prayers
CBEC communicates that a Writ Petition No.2048/2013 has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the contents of the letter Dated 15.03.2013. The High Court has directed, amongst other things, that such persons who profess Christian faith and are desirous of either being sanctioned full leave on both days or permission to pray at the Church for a limited duration on either day would be sanctioned leave or permission to leave offices to visit the Church at a short duration, keeping in view that those professing Christian faith would be a miniscule number working in such offices/departments of the Central Government where revenue is generated. In case leave/permission is to be denied, the same would be strictly upon the condition of extreme emergency of duty and reason for the same with reference to the facts would be communicated to the employee concerned. Leave or permission should be approved latest by 10.00AM on March 28, 2013.
CBEC F.No.296/42/2013-CX.9 Dated March 26, 2013