The procedure of withdrawal of resignation after it has become effective and the government servant had relinquished the charge of his earlier post, are governed by the Rule 26(4 - 6) of Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972 states conditions on which Resignation can be withdrawn.
If a Government servant who has submitted a resignation, sends an intimation in writing to the appointing authority, withdrawing his earlier letter of resignation before its acceptance by the appointing authority, the resignations will be deemed to have been automatically withdrawn and there is no question of accepting the resignation.
The date on which resignation was accepted is the date on which resignation became effective.
The appointing authority may permit a person to withdraw his resignation in the public interest on the following conditions, namely:-
that the resignation was tendered by the Government servant for some compelling reasons, which did not involve any reflection on his integrity, efficiency or conduct and the request for withdrawal of the resignation has been made as a result of a material change in the circumstances which originally compelled him to tender the resignation;
that during the period intervening between the date on which the resignation became effective and the date from which the request for withdrawal was made, the conduct of the person concerned was in no way improper;
that the period of absence from duty between the date on which the resignation became effective and the date on which the person is allowed to resume duty as a result of permission to withdraw the resignation is not more than ninety days;
that the post, which was vacated by the Government servant on the acceptance of his resignation or any other comparable post, is available.
