The meaningful reading of the aforesaid provision would evince that the Government employee shall not be permitted to resign if he fails to serve on his appointing authority a notice for a particular period, the eventualities would be followed as indicated therein. It would further be manifest from the aforesaid provisions that the Government employee who tenders resignation and quits without giving notice, shall be liable to forfeiture of his salary for the period for which the notice falls short of the requirement depending upon the discretion of the appointing authority. What would be apparent from the aforesaid provision that the Government employee who intend to resign from the service has to give a due notice, “different periods have been provided for the eventualities contemplated in Clause (A) & (B) of Rule 34A(I) of the said Service Rules.” In the event, the notice falls short of the period contemplated therein, the discretion is vested upon the appointing authority to forfeit the salary admissible for the notice period. There is no provision contained in the aforesaid Rules which permeate into the appointing authority to reject the letter of resignation or to withhold the intention, nor the authority is clothed with any such power to compel the employee to remain in service endlessly or in perpetuity.
