Company bol rahi hai bond ka paisa do ya full notice serve karo. Kya ye enforceable hai?
Simple answer
Kuch had tak. Minimum service bond valid ho sakta hai, lekin company usually sirf reasonable compensation (jaise asli training cost) hi le sakti hai, koi bhi manmaani amount nahi. Notice period contract ke hisaab se hai. Job chhodne ke baad competitor join karne par rok usually void hoti hai.
Real-life examples
Chennai mein 3 mahine ki paid training ke baad Vikram ne ₹2 lakh penalty wala 2 saal ka bond sign kiya. Woh 10 mahine baad job chhodta hai. Court company ko uske asli nuksaan se judi reasonable amount dila sakta hai, automatically poore ₹2 lakh nahi.
2025 mein Supreme Court ne ek public sector bank ki us shart ko sahi maana jismein senior manager ko 3 saal se pehle job chhodne par ₹2 lakh dene the. Court ne amount ko reasonable maana aur ise restraint of trade nahi maana. Yaani bond automatically illegal nahi hote.
Rukhsana ke contract mein likha hai ki job chhodne ke 2 saal tak woh kisi competitor mein nahi ja sakti. Section 27 ke tahat aisi rok usually void hai, isliye woh nayi job le sakti hai, par company ke trade secrets confidential rakhne honge.
Aapko kya karna chahiye?
- 1Apna appointment letter aur bond padho: amount, period, aur kya notice period buyout ho sakta hai.
- 2Maangi gayi kisi bhi amount ka written break-up HR se maango, jaise actual training cost.
- 3Contract mein notice buyout allowed ho toh likhit mein offer karo, ya policy allow kare toh leave adjust karne ko kaho.
- 4Original certificates security ke taur par mat do. Agar rok liye gaye hain, toh likhit mein wapas maango aur legal help lo.
- 5Company demand notice bheje toh lawyer se reply karwao. Final amount sirf court tay kar sakta hai.
Exceptions aur zaroori baatein
- Court usually aapko kaam continue karne ke liye majboor nahi karega, lekin notice clause todne par company nuksaan ke liye case kar sakti hai.
- Job ke dauraan lagi rok, jaise job mein rehte hue competitor ke liye kaam na karna, usually valid hoti hai.
Official legal reference
Indian Contract Act, 1872 — Section 27
Kisi ko legal profession, trade ya business karne se rokne wala agreement void hai (goodwill bechne par limited exception).
Indian Contract Act, 1872 — Section 74
Contract todne par fixed amount ya penalty likhi ho, tab bhi court us amount tak sirf reasonable compensation dilata hai.
Niranjan Shankar Golikari v. Century Spinning and Manufacturing Co. (1967)
Supreme Court: sirf job ke period mein lagu rok usually restraint of trade nahi maani jaati.
Vijaya Bank v. Prashant B. Narnaware (2025)
Supreme Court ne jaldi resignation par ₹2 lakh wale minimum service bond ko reasonable maana; ye restraint of trade ya public policy ke against nahi.
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