Ratification by the competent appointing authority can validate...

Ratification by the competent appointing authority can validate an unauthorised acceptance of resignation retrospectively, relating back to the initial acceptance. An employee who sought waiver of notice, accepted separation benefits and certification, and obtained new employment cannot subsequently challenge the completed resignation on a technical defect in initial acceptance. Under statutory service rules making resignation effective upon acceptance, communication of acceptance and the date of actual relieving do not postpone its legal effect. Although withdrawal before relieving may ordinarily be permitted, the competent authority may refuse it for recorded, communicated and rational reasons. Judicial review does not replace that discretion absent mala fides, perversity or illegality.