GURUGRAM: Two offices in Sector 42 received show cause notices after inspections on Thursday, November 5, 2026 found staff attendance above the district's 50 percent physical presence limit, according to notices described in two reports published on November 7. The enforcement action is the new development following the attendance restrictions Canon MAXIFY GX1070 and GX2070 price list: Rs 29,340 to Rs 33,275. The district administration separately confirmed on Friday, November 6 that notices had been issued over breaches of the work from home directions.

The two establishments operate from the same premises on Golf Course Road in Sector 42. The reports identify them as Trilegal and JSA Advocates & Solicitors. The Badshahpur Sub Divisional Magistrate issued the notices after surprise checks. A notice seeking an explanation is an enforcement step, rather than a final determination of liability.

What the inspections found

The reported inspection figures were approximately 87 employees present against a workforce of 117 at one office, and approximately 160 against 262 at the other. Both exceed half of the stated workforce. Managements were asked for written explanations within 24 hours, supported by staff totals, attendance and biometric records, duty rosters and details of employees working remotely.

The 24 hour period belongs to the notices served on the establishments. It is not a new deadline beginning when employees read this report. The sources reviewed do not establish the outcome of the responses or any subsequent penalty. The notices reportedly warn of possible proceedings under Section 14 of the Commission for Air Quality Management Act, 2021 if satisfactory explanations are not provided.

The attendance rule and its exceptions

The underlying district order dated November 3 applies within the revenue limits of Gurugram district from November 5 through November 20, 2026, both days inclusive. It directs Haryana government offices and private offices to keep physical attendance at no more than 50 percent of staff strength, with the remaining employees working from home.

Heads of offices must issue attendance orders through rosters. Private establishments must regulate working hours and attendance and keep their rosters available for inspection. These requirements make the written allocation of office days part of compliance: the order calls for an arrangement that inspectors can examine, alongside the number of people physically present.

The order expressly exempts industrial establishments and essential services where this arrangement is not feasible. That qualification matters when comparing a conventional office with a workplace carrying out an essential service or industrial activity. The exemption is framed around feasibility; the document does not describe a general exemption for every private employer.

  • Coverage: government and private offices in Gurugram district.
  • Physical presence: no more than half of staff strength.
  • Period: November 5 to November 20, 2026, inclusive.
  • Records: attendance rosters must be available for inspection.
  • Exception: industrial establishments and essential services where the arrangement is not feasible.

Who checks compliance

Sub Divisional Officers and the concerned regional officers of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board are assigned daily inspections during the restriction period. For government offices, responsibility for the attendance arrangement rests with the heads of offices. For private offices, the enforcement responsibility table names the Deputy Labour Commissioner and the General Manager of the District Industries Centre.

The order also creates a reporting chain. Responsible officers must submit daily action taken reports by 5 pm IST to the pollution board's North and South regional officers. Those reports must cover sites inspected, violations found and action taken. The regional officers must compile a consolidated report for the Additional Deputy Commissioner on the same day. Police assistance is requested for enforcing the air quality directions.

A district update issued at 7:44 pm IST on November 6 confirms that institutions breaching the prescribed work from home arrangements had been served notices and that monitoring was continuing. It does not identify the two offices or give their attendance figures. Those details were cross checked between the two separately opened reports.

The office inspections sit alongside a wider enforcement programme. At the November 5 coordination meeting, the administration was directed to implement the 50 percent work from home provision strictly. That direction appears in GMDA's release uploaded on November 6. Readers following the wider restrictions can consult the earlier Gurugram Plans 100 MLD Sewage Plant in Sector 107 to Cut Najafgarh Drain Pollution, while the Gurugram Sector 14 job fair records 668 offer letters explains a separate dust control decision.