Manager approved employee’s medical leave, but company declared he quit without notice and demanded 3 months salary; Patna HC orders to restore his job

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• Patna High Court ordered SBI to reinstate officer Pankaj Kumar Singh after the bank treated his medical absence as a voluntary resignation.
• Singh's July 2019 sick leave was approved on SBI's HRMS portal by his Digha branch manager, but the bank later rejected it, saying the manager lacked authority after his transfer.