#technical resignation

CAT Allahabad rules that an officer who cleared a departmental exam in a prior posting retains that qualification after a technical resignation, and denying promotion on grounds of re-examination violates principles of estoppel and legitimate expectation. The ruling protects government employees from arbitrary re-testing demands post-resignation.

Delhi High Court rules that technical resignations in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) for inter-organisational mobility cannot forfeit Half Pay Leave (HPL) or pension corpus. The judgment mandates BHEL to either transfer or monetise benefits, aligning with Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) clarifications and rejecting severance-based forfeiture arguments.