69 Special Provision for Existing Employees
Every person holding a post under the Institute at the commencement of these bye-laws shall, on such commencement, be deemed to have been appointed under the provisions of these bye-laws to the corresponding post in the First Schedule to be wherever necessary by the Director, and shall draw the pay drawn by him immediately before such commencement.


70 Authentication
All order and decision of the Executive council and of the Standing Committee shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director or by such other authority as may be specified by the Executive Council in this behalf.

71 Holidays
The Institute shall observe such holding as are observed by the Secretariat of the Government of India located in Delhi/New Delhi and such other holidays as may be determined by the Standing Committee.

72 Service Books and Character Rules

1. The Institute shall maintain a Service Book and a Character Roll of each employee in such form and setting out such particular as may be prescribed by the Director
2. The entries in the Service Book of an employee shall be made by the Controlling Authority
3. The entries in the Character Roll of an employee shall be made by the authority to whom such employee is immediately subordinate and shall be countersigned by the Controlling Authority with his remarks.

73 Residuary Condition of Service
Any matter relating to the conditions of service of an employee for which no provision is made in these bye-laws shall be determined by the Standing Committee, subject to report to the Executive council.

74 Power to Relax
Notwithstanding anything contained in these bye-laws, the Executive Council may, in the case of any employee, relax any of the provision of these bye-laws to relieve him of any undue hardship arising from the operation of such provision or in the interest of the Institute.

75 Removal of Doubts
Where a doubt arises as to whether any authority of the institute is superior to any other authority or as to the interpretation or application of the provisions of these bye-laws, the decision of the Executive Council thereon shall be final.