Transit Leave

Hi,
I am a surgeon.
I have been transferred from South 24 parganas to Darjeeling district.
I have 2 specific questions.
1. If I take my release on 5 th October, as government office will be closed from 6 th October, one of my seniors told me that my release will be counted from 17 th October ( the very next working day to 5 th October) and then I can avail 12 days transit leave from 17th October to join on 1st November as 29,30 and 31st are holidays.
Please let me know in detail as I have to buy my train ticket in this pick puja period.
Please help.
Thanks and regards.

Dear gpgarain,
Thanks for your kind post.
From the link you provided, I could get how many days leave I shall be able to take10/12/15;
But first part of my query is not cleared.
If I take release on 5 th,whether my date of joining would be 17 th October or 1st November(as I have described in my earlier post)? Whether office closure from 6 th to 16 th will be counted as period of transit leave or my transit will be started from 17 th to 28 th(as described earlier on)?
PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS PART.
Regards and thanks again.

Thanks a lot

You need to join by 17th oct.as the transit leave does not mean working days only, it includes all kind of holidays. I think its clear now.