What Are Your Rights If a Company Revokes an Offer Letter Before You Start?

Queries Regarding Company's Legal Binding on the Offer Letter

I have the following queries regarding the company's legal binding on the Offer Letter:

1. What are the legal provisions available if the company revokes the offer letter before joining (i.e., the person has already resigned or it is the day before joining)?
2. What are the legal provisions available if a person couldn't join on the joining date given by the company due to some personal reasons?
3. What are the legal provisions available if a person couldn't join on the joining date given by the company due to reasons that are not in his/her control (e.g., earthquake, accident)?
4. Are these civil matters, or what type of court/lawyer should a person approach?
5. What are the company's legal bindings with the Offer Letter?
6. Is the offer letter signed in hard copy enough for resigning from the current employer, or is any other document (e.g., appointment letter, confirmation letter) required?

I will be very thankful for your answers.

Regards,
Ashutosh

Answer 1:
You are required to be attentive and must have a strong follow-up to know your status before joining. Normally, companies keep their offerings, but in some cases, you may initiate litigation as an option if desired.

Answer 2:
It's now very common to take advantage of the offer letter from the company. There are hardly any rules and regulations pertaining to that.

Answer 3:
In exceptional cases, a person has to rely on the company and hence the decision.

Answer 4:
Yes, these are civil matters, and you may file a case against the company challenging their recruitment system (employment policy).

Answer 5:
The company is bound by the Indian Contract Act.

Answer 6:
One can obviously trust the offer letter signed by both the candidate and the company.

Regards,
Arjun
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