He also addressed a separate letter to the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, intimating that be was withdrawing his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service.
On March 29, 1965, an order accepting the resignation of the appellant from the Indian Administrative Service was issued and the appellant was directed to hand over charge to the Additional Collector, Kota.
Appeal from the judgment and order dated May 28, 1966 of the Punjab High Court Circuit Bench Delhi in Civil Writ No.
The appellant then moved a petition in the High Court of Punjab at Delhi for the issue of a writ of certiorari, calling for the record of the case and quashing the order passed by the Government of India accepting the resignation of the appellant, and also quashing the order dated March 29, 1965 issued by the State of Rajasthan.
After some time the appellant changed his mind and by letter dated November 27, 1964, the appellant requested the Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan to recommend acceptance of the withdrawal of his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service.
On October 31, 1964, the Government of India accepted the resignation of the appellant and requested the Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan to intimate the date on which the appellant was relieved of his duties so that a formal numberification companyld be issued in that behalf.
170 D of 1965.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah, J. The appellant belonged to the Indian Administrative Service and was in August 1964 posted as Collector District Magistrate, Kota.
2429 of 1966.
H, Dhebar, for respondent No.
V. Gupte, Sardar Bahadur, Vishnu B. Saharya and Yogindra Kushalan, for the appellant.
He also addressed a letter dated August 30, 1964, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan submitting his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service for early acceptance, and requested that it may be forwarded to the Government of India with the remarks of the State Government.
On August 21, 1964, he addressed a letter to the Chief Minister, Rajasthan, setting out several grievances and finally stated In companyclusion I would only request that the Government may do me the kindness of accepting my resignation from the service which I am submitting separately as I am companyvinced that it would be impossible to companytinue in such an atmosphere without being humiliated from time to time.
K. Sen and K. Baldev Mehta, for respondent No.
The State Government recommended that the resignation be accepted.
