BALBIR SINGH NEG! versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Though the employee was entitled to withdraw the application for voluntary retirement before it became effective, since he had already attained superannuation, no useful purpose would be served by allowing withdrawal.
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- Parties
- Petitioner: Balbir Singh Negi; Respondent: Union of India & Ors.
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 25 March 1996
- Procedural Posture
- Special Leave Petition (civil) / Order on Petition
- Outcome
- Petition dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- Voluntary Retirement, Withdrawal of Retirement Application, Superannuation
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Parties
Balbir Singh Negi
Petitioner
Union of India & Ors.
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Order on Petition
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether an employee is entitled to withdraw an application for voluntary retirement before it takes effect, and whether such withdrawal is permissible when the employee has already attained superannuation.
Ratio Decidendi
Though the employee was entitled to withdraw the application for voluntary retirement before it became effective, since he had already attained superannuation, no useful purpose would be served by allowing withdrawal.
Court Disposition
Petition dismissed.
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