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(Querist) 13 April 2014 This query is : Resolved 
Dear Sir, My company is using Intranet for internal communication. Zonal HR Head has sent me a letter and asked me explanation on certain issue in a time frame, since he had not specified through which medium I should reply and to which address also he has given me only 24 hr to reply.
Thus I had sent in mail as I have found only one mail Id in his name of Zonal office.
In case he deny that he has not received any thing than what to do?

RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY (Querist) 13 April 2014
Now HR has called me for Personal meeting on 15th and specified that if I will fail to attend the said meeting,the compnay shall be constrained to persume that I have no further explanation to offer and the company shall be at liberty to dispose of the matter without any further referance..
Devajyoti Barman (Expert) 13 April 2014
E-mail id valid mode of communication. If he denies having received it, you can carry with you during personal meeting a print pout of the said sent mail.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 13 April 2014
read IT Act.
ajay sethi (Expert) 13 April 2014
carry print out of email sent by you
RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY (Querist) 13 April 2014
What is meaning of personal meeting does it allowed in professional company? ??
ajay sethi (Expert) 13 April 2014
yes . why not . your boss wants to meet you . hence personal meeting called
Rajendra K Goyal (Expert) 13 April 2014
If time available dispatch hard copy of the reply by speed post and also take hard copy duly signed, with you during your meeting.
Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 13 April 2014
agreed with Mr Sethi and Mr Goyal
Kumar Doab (Expert) 13 April 2014
You are closest to the facts and you alone would what has happened and why you are called for a meeting by a phone call.

Let us discuss it from another perspective.


The purpose of Intranet is also to retain all communications within the folds of company only.

Therefore obtain printouts.

Later company may not part with any documents on record although it is custodian of record.

If Zonal HR Head had sent you a letter, you could have also replied by letter thru redg. Post.

24 hrs is no time to reply to an issue even if the any head including this Zonal HR Head has illusions about it.

The other person from HR has preferred to call you by phone on 15th (14th being holiday) and thus again has not granted any time for you to prepare and most importantly consult any one including your lawyer. He has not provided in writing any agenda, intent of the meeting.


His message that “the company shall be constrained to persume that I have no further explanation to offer” leaves very bold and clear hints: that your reply is not accepted and company has decided to close the matter as deemed fit by it:::::be it separation from you…………………

It is not out of place to anticipate demand of resignation, threat of termination etc………………hence it shall not be out of place to prepare for all eventualities.
The HR has set its agenda and action.

You have probably not consulted anyone including your elders in the family and your lawyer before replying by email and even now.

Better consult your lawyer before leaving.
If at all you decide to leave don’t submit resignation with immediate effect, submit notice of resignation and prefer a notice that is suitable to you even if it is more then notice period stated in appointment letter………………………..You have the liberty of mention that on dated…………….time…………….Mr/Ms…………….called you on phone from number………….at your number………….and stated………………………(brief minutes)……………….and on dated…………………..time…………….(record entry at security register/reception and make not of serial number etc…….It shall be good if you re in CCTC area) you reached for meeting at ………………name of company and full address…………………...and at time…………………..on dated Mr/Ms……………………threatened to resign or you shall be terminated………………………and this notice is being submitted accordingly………………
If you can’t do it…………………immediately after the meeting you may write to appointing authority, MD………………Zonal HR etc…………….that notice of resignation/resignation is extracted by force………………...and stands withdrawn by you…………..

It shall be good if you can record this meeting (audio/visual) if you can keep some colleague as witness and it shall be excellent if you can keep a union leader with you.

Intimidation If you succeed in generating proof/evidence of threat, pressure, force, then you can succeed to achieve a handle to negotiate the situation to your advantage later.

Remember the company shall never agree for obvious reasons that it has extracted resignation by force! Even if you oblige them by handing over your resignation…………………………..they shall still hold on to your relieving and shall still pass adverse comments in BGV.


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