Supreme Court of India
P. Lal v. Union of India and Ors
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above it is held thnt the High Court erred in coming to the conclusion that the relationship of master and servant had not been terminated.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Sen:ice Law: Voluntary retirement-Withdrawal of-When permissible-Held: Employee can withdraw his application for voluntary retirement from service before the effective date-Effective date would be the date when retirement takes effect-On facts, the moment employer accepted notice of voluntary retirement, retirement became effective and master-servant relationship severed-Further there was no need to communicate the acceptance to employee since he had by his own conduct abandoned the services by which severance of master se1,,ant relationship took place immediately on account of notice thus,
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