https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797038 Competent authority ratification can retrospectively validate an initially unauthorised but otherwise lawful acceptance of resignation. Where the governing statute makes resignation effective upon acceptance by the appointing authority, communication of acceptance and expiry of the notice period are not conditions of legal effectiveness; the notice period governs actual relieving. Withdrawal before relieving remains subject to the competent authority's reasoned discretion under the applicable framework. An employee who sought waiver of notice, accepted separation-related benefits and acted upon the completed separation cannot later rely on a technical defect in acceptance. A reasoned refusal based on the employee's stated intention to leave for another institution is not open to substitution through judicial review absent unlawfulness, mala fides or perversity. en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:38:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797038 Competent authority ratification can retrospectively validate an initially unauthorised but otherwise lawful acceptance of resignation. Where the governing statute makes resignation effective upon acceptance by the appointing authority, communication of acceptance and expiry of the notice period are not conditions of legal effectiveness; the notice period governs actual relieving. Withdrawal before relieving remains subject to the competent authority's reasoned discretion under the applicable framework. An employee who sought waiver of notice, accepted separation-related benefits and acted upon the completed separation cannot later rely on a technical defect in acceptance. A reasoned refusal based on the employee's stated intention to leave for another institution is not open to substitution through judicial review absent unlawfulness, mala fides or perversity. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797038