#ratification

A resignation accepted without statutory authority becomes effective only after the Board of Management ratifies it, after which the employee cannot retract the resignation or claim back wages. This limits resignation withdrawals to cases where a competent authority has validated the acceptance, affecting staff of public universities.

Karnataka High Court rules that dismissal of a Deputy Registrar by an authority lacking statutory power is void, even if later ratified. The judgment reinforces that ratification post-petition cannot cure jurisdictional defects, entitling the petitioner to reinstatement with full arrears and costs under service law principles.