Laws Relating to Pre-mature Retirement and Resignation

This work is a lucid commentary on the law relating to retirement, as applicable in India. The author analyses the various issues pertaining to Resignation, Voluntary Retirement, Compulsory Retirement, and Voluntary Retirement Schemes. While detailing the various modes of retirement, the role of the State as employer has also been discussed. Compulsory retirement, and the disputed issues relating to it, compulsory retirement under service rules and that under conduct rules, applicability of the principle of natural justice, speaking orders, opportunity to be heard etc. have been critically examined. The commentary on voluntary retirement, brings out clearly the difference between voluntary retirement and resignation or superannuation, as also the scope, eligibility, exceptions and restrictions, withdrawal of the application, etcetera. While dealing with the voluntary retirement scheme provided by the Reserve Bank of India, the author reviews the various voluntary retirement schemes and their distinctive provisions. Lastly, while discussing resignation, the various factors concerning resignation by an employee have been dealt with in detail. The appendices include the various voluntary retirement schemes for Government employees and for the Public Sector. It is a must-have book for the judiciary, lawyers, and all those who need an understanding of the law relating to retirement and resignation.