S.R.Singh

1. The petitioner was appointed Manager (Cotton) on starting pay of Rs. 1700/ per month in pay scale of Rs. 1600-50-1850 E. B. 75-2000/ in the U. P Cooperative Spinning Mill Federation Ltd., Kanpur (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) on terms and conditions embodied in appointment letter dated 13-10-1982 (Aunexure-1 to the writ petition) issued under the signature of T. Blah, I.A.S. Managing Director of the Federation. The appointment was permanent in nature and the petitioner was placed on probation for one year from the date of joining the post. He joined the post but subsequently tendered his resignation from service vide letter dated 30-7-1983, which was accepted by the Managing Director of the Federation vide letter dated 3-8-1983 to be effective from the date of petitioner's relieve from the post. It: was stipulated in the letter dated 3-8-1983 that the petitioner would be relieved of his duty as soon as suitable arrangement was made in his place by the Federation. But before any arrangement could be made, the petitioner sought to withdraw his resignation vide letter dated 6-8-1983 (Annexure-4 to the writ petition). It appears that the Federation acce