Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Ors. v. Hitender Kumar Soni

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Reported as [2014] 6 S.C.R. 563
Bench Vikramajit Sen and Shiva Kirti Singh JJ.
Decided 21 July 2014

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we find no option but to set aside the order and judgment of the High Court under appeal.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

SERVICE LAW: Resignation - Effective date - Temporary employee c under probation, absenting himself from duty and sending resignation letter - Resignation accepted - Thereafter, letter by employee that his resignation letter be treated as cancelled - Prayer not acceded to - High Court holding that resignation could not have come into effect as the employee 0 was not relieved of his duties - Held: Clause (4) of r. 5(1) of Central Civil Services (TS) Rules, makes a distinction between the right of a temporary Government servant to sever his connection from Government service by giving a notice

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