(1) An employee may resign his post by giving notice of not less than three months in writing directly to the appointing authority. The period of three months notice shall be reckoned from the date of receipt of such notice by the appointing authority.
(2) On receipt of such notice, the appointing authority shall verify whether the resignation has been given by the employee concerned and after satisfying himself, may accept the resignation subject to the following conditions:-
(a) no disciplinary action is pending or contemplated against him.
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(b) no criminal case is pending or contemplated against him.
(c) no vigilance case is pending or contemplated against him.
(d) no contractual obligation of any kind to serve during the period on which the employee concerned seeks to resign.
(e) no dues are pending to be recovered.
(3) The appointing authority shall issue orders either accepting the resignation from a date not later than the date of expiry of the notice or rejecting the same, giving the reasons there for. If no such order is passed, the resignation shall be deemed to have been accepted on the expiry of the period of notice.
(4) The employee, on acceptance of such resignation shall cease to be in the service of the temple from the date from which such resignation has been accepted.
(5) While accepting the resignation, the appointing authority shall obtain consent from the employee that he is aware of the consequences of the resignation.