Employee Need To Work During Notice Period?

When an employee is under notice period ,does the employer is obliged to pay him if he does not attend his work/office?

No.In case the employee has not reported for work, there is no need to pay him.
In fact, you are supposed to recover amount , equal to notice period salary from his full and final settlement

Fully agree with Mr. Suresh Rathi, employer is only obliged to pay the employees the due if any, and can recover the Notice Period Pay if there is a clause of the same from his/her full and final settlement.

For Smooth functioning of the Organization & for Proper Handing over of Charge also Employee is required to work during Notice Period as per the terms of Appointment.Who ever does not report for work during Notice period, Management should intimate in writing to report for work immediately.you have not mentioned in your Post about reason for not Reporting, is it absence from Duty or for Sanctioned leave? you should not think from Monetary perspective alone.healthy Systems should be in place.

Dear All;
When an employee resigns, from then on he is in notice period. Notice period is to smoothen the transition. It depends on the contract of employment, if employer can pay and relieve the employee earlier than the last date. Simple rule is 'no work no pay'. If employee does not come to work during notice pay, logically and practically, employer can insist that employee completes notice period, in other words if notice period is one month and employee is absent for 15 days, employer can insist that employee works for 15 days more. Because notice is notice. If this is not done then it will simply mean an employee can resign and stop coming to work from the next moment.
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The employer is not obliged to pay the salary for the days he has not worked. The principle of "No Work No Wage" applies.

Dear All thanks for sharing information on the above subject

So Prasanta Kr Dalai, you should join back the duty till your notice period ends. You are obligated to work & be paid for.