(1) Upon such conditions as he may think fit in each case to impose, the Chairman may condone all interruptions in an employee’s service.
(2) The Chairman may condone a deficiency not exceeding six months in an employee’s qualifying service and the authority competent to sanction gratuity may condone such a deficiency not exceeding three months.
14. Board’s right to recover dues etc.--- The Board shall have the right to effect recoveries from the gratuity of the whole or part of the Board’s dues, if any. Any pecuniary loss caused to the Board as a result of any act or commission on the part of the employee shall also be recovered from the amount of gratuity payable to such an employee if the Board is satisfied that the employee has been guilty of grave misconduct or negligence during his service including service rendered or re-employment after retirement even though the employee could not be informed of it.