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Vijaya Bank & Anr. v. Prashant B Narnaware

Contract Act, 1872 – s.27 – Agreement in restraint of trade void

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
13 May 2025
Citation
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 240
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 11708/2016
Bench
Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha, Joymalya Bagchi

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to whether clause 11(k) of the appointment letter that employee to work for minimum three years and in default to pay Rs 2 lakhs as liquidated damages on leaving employment amounts to restraint of trade u/s.27 of the Contract Act and/or opposed to public of order passed by the High Court quashing clause 11(k) of the appointment letter and thus, directing the bank to refund the said sum to the respondent-employee.

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