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Supreme Court rules, acceptance of resignation leads to termination of employment; communication of acceptance to the employee is irrelevant

In Shri Manohar Bande v. Utkranti Mandal & Ors¹, the Supreme Court held that non-communication of acceptance of resignation letter by the employer does not qualify as a ground to challenge termination of employment. Appellant, being a school teacher, tendered his resignation to the school management and consequently, the resignation was accepted. The appellant contended that his termination was invalid as acceptance of resignation was not communicated to him, and he submitted his letter seeking withdrawal of resignation before the communication of acceptance of the resignation.