- As per Specific Relief Act, if any employee quits before the notice period, the Employer can only recover the Notice pay, and the Company cannot force to serve the entire notice period.

- Further, the resignation decision is the employee’s decision, and the employer cannot sue for breach of contract, if the employee leaves without serving contractual notice. 

- Except, recovery of the said amount, company cannot harm you for the same

- Further, no employer can refused to return the original certificates or to issue relieving letter .If they are doing so, their act is illegal, unjustified and against the fundamental rights of the employee.

- Further, the employment bond with the negative covenant is valid and legally enforceable, if the parties agree with their free consent i.e. without force, coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation and mistake, but it is not enforceable, if it is either one sided, unconscionable or unreasonable.

- Further, section 27 of the Indian Contract Act prohibits any agreement in restraint of trade and profession.

- Since, you have already work for notice period , then no need take tension , and freely join the new job. 

- However, send a letter to the said company after narrating that you have already resigned from the job on 21st Jan, and also have worked notice period , then you are not bond to work further legally. 

You can contact me, if further suggestion needed. 

It is necessary to peruse terms of your appointment letter 

2) there must be a clause if there is shortfall in notice period you can pay salary in lieu of notice period 

3) no need to file police complaint 

4) serve 3 months notice period and request company to issue you relieving letter 

Complaint with police would be entertained by police. 

You may have to deal with it legally. 

Instead of corresponding with them through email, you should hence forth resort to send the correspondences in writing sent by registered post. 

You first send a letter to the management and inform them that you have put down your papers on so and so date with the notice period thereon. 

Demand your dues and relieving letter with experience certificate. 

If they refuse then you may issue a legal notice through your lawyer on the subject. 

After that you can drag him to appropriate legal forum. 

If you have clear records to prove that you have submitted resignation letter then proceed to pursue your path and give a legal notice to them.

G.Rajaganapathy 

High Court of Madras 

In such matter police will not interfere. If there is option you can buy back notice period. Otherwise talk to hr and higher ups. Convince them through sweet talk and request and obtain relieving letter and other credentials. Any legal action like issuing lawyer's notice  will delay your relieving process. Once you get relieving letter say them goodbuy.