Employer cannot deny employment to selected employee, merely due to delay in producing relieving letter

The employee was selected and was offered the post of vice president (finance) in Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited i.e. the respondent, he consequently resigned from his post of general manager (finance) at Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (“BVFCL”), however BVFCL delayed in processing his resignation. The respondent revoked the joining of the employee citing that he was not relieved from BVFCL. The Delhi High Court in this W.P.(C) 11818/2024 observed that BVFCL had already relieved the employee and mere non furnishing of relieving letter within 30 days of joining as per the undertaking given by him shall be considered as an obstacle in way of employee from joining the respondent. Hence, the court ordered respondent to permit employee to join on the post within a period of 1 week with all consequential benefits.