SHASHIKANT vs BANK OF BARODA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 20th March, 2025 CM(M) 868/2023 & CM APPL. 27428/2023 SHASHIKANT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dikshant Khanna, Advocate. versus BANK OF BARODA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kush Sharma, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Learned counsel for respondent appears on advance notice and submits that he is ready with the final arguments. 2. Petitioner was an employee of defendant bank (respondent herein) and as per the averments appearing in the plaint, the plaintiff resigned and sent communication in this regard on 03.08.2021. 3. The relief sought in the abovesaid suit is that it be declared that his such resignation was lawful and that the notice issued by Bank of Baroda/respondent, accusing him, being on unauthorized absence, be declared unlawful, void and of no consequences. 4. Besides the above, various other reliefs have also been sought in the suit. 5. The petitioner is aggrieved by order dated 16.02.2023 whereby the learned Trial Court has condoned the delay in filing the written statement and 6. This Court has gone through the abovesaid order and as per bare observations recorded there