plz plz clarify this doubt. its emergency

I have a doubt in the Announcement given below by ICAI. My doubt is whether an Article Trainee has to take prior permission from the Instituite for termination of his Articleship even if it is in the first year of his Articleship.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Transfer/Termination of Articleship
[Regulation 56(1)]

As informed earlier vide announcement dated 2nd July 2010, ICAI is allowing the articled assistants to seek transfer/termination of articleship only on permissible grounds and the articled assistants are advised to get the consent of the Institute before getting Form 109 signed by the Principal in their own interest.

However, it is noticed that some of the articled assistants are submitting Form 109 signed by the principal along with the application for transfer/termination of articleship. Issuance of Form 109 prior to formal approval of the Institute for transfer will not be taken into record.

It is advised that Principal and articled assistant may forward Form 109 duly signed by both of them only after obtaining the prior permission of the Institute for transfer/termination.

Secretary

May 10, 2011