Your question is silent about the terms and conditions of the contract entered into by you with the company at the time of joining employment. Does it say three months’ notice before leaving the job? Does it give an option of 3 months’ salary payment in lieu of 3 months’ notice? Does it give such right to both parties or only to the employer?
So, it mainly depends on the terms of your contract of employment.
In any case, you may try to speak to the top management of your company. Sometimes, the middle level management may not like to take risk if there is no provision in the contract / rules. But, the top management may take a proper and holistic view of the issue, since what would the company get by keeping an unwilling employee for another 3 months and paying him salary also? Instead, it may be better to accept 3 months’ salary in lieu of such unwilling forced work for 3 months for which the company has to pay. So, if you meet the top management, perhaps you may get some solution to your problem, may be with some give and take.
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