I just wanted to bring in some words of caution here :
- Some suggest that being from a premiere Institute just forget this and you will get a company to take you. Sorry doesn't work that way. I may be from Harvard but if I am a Harvard educated fraud and found out, no one will touch me even with a BIIIG pole !
- The essence of your case is that you did not join back your employer on an agreed date, neither asked them/ get from them an extension. Logically, they would start abandonment and dismissal proceedings. But again, generally, there are warnings given before hand. Were they given ? If not, you may have some points to tell them to gracefully consider.
- Your employment record with XXX is in your admission records with various institutes and in your biodata which you submitted to your present employer . You can not, now, just wipe it off and forget it. And the record of how you left / were dismissed will remain with XXX unless a senior level action takes it off.
- Getting involved into legalese will, IMHO, not get you anywhere since the fault is with you. Only recourse you may have is to get the HR on your side and then, via them, approach someone who is high up the ladder there to get your dismissal converted into a resignation. A parallel similar action could be with your present employer. If both these do not work to the point you are told to leave, that would, perhaps, be the point to get into stronger legal options.
I am just curious here ..was there a Bond with XXX ? Why could you just not serve them a notice and / or give Notice Pay in lieu of if demanded and close the case properly , in time ?
You are between a rock and hard place my friend ! Hope everything turns out well for you.