THE GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI vs KAMLESH RANI BHATLA

The Supreme Court examined the legality of a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's order allowing a government employee to withdraw her resignation and rejoin duty. The employee had resigned to contest elections but lost, and later sought to withdraw her resignation, which was pending for years. The Court analyzed whether administrative authorities and courts correctly exercised their discretion in permitting the withdrawal of resignation under the circumstances. The Court ultimately upheld the decision allowing the employee to rejoin, emphasizing principles of administrative fairness and the employee's right to re-employment.