JUDGMENT :

Heard Shri T. T. Tara, learned counsel for the petitioner and also heard Shri S. Tapin, learned Senior Govt. Advocate, Arunachal Pradesh who has filed an affidavit-in-opposition.

2. Considering the subject matter of the dispute and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage.

3. The issue is with regard to the acceptance of the resignation of the petitioner.

4. The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Mining Development Officer in the Department of Geology & Mining vide an order, dated 03.08.2009. It is the case of the petitioner that he has rendered unblemished service for about 14 years.

5. Contemplating to contest the forthcoming Assembly Election, 2024, the petitioner had submitted a resignation letter on 08.09.2023 to the appropriate authority. However, the same was not acted upon which was required to be done within a period of 90 days. By an additional affidavit, the petitioner has also brought on record that though a No Objection Certificate (for short, ‘NOC’) was given, the same was cancelled and such cancellation was the subject matter of the dispute in another writ petition being W