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Absence, an have several connotations. It is not necessarily limited to physical absence. Indifferent or obstructionist attitude of person or avoidance can also amount to absence, Pugazhendran, President, Brammapuram Village Panchayat v. B.G. Balu, AIR 2005 Mad 370.

Absence, do not by itself means abandonment of service and when an employee goes on strike it is not the intention to abandon service, Uttar Pradesh State Bridge Corporation Ltd. v. Uttar Pradesh Rajya Setu Nigam S. Karmachari Sangh, (2004) 4 SCC 268.