JUDGMENT :

B.V.NAGARATHNA, J.

Plaintiff, in O.S. No.6430/2013, has preferred this appeal being aggrieved by the dismissal of the suit filed by him by the VIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH15) at Bengaluru, by judgment dated 02/01/2017. The appellant – plaintiff had filed the suit against the defendants to pay a sum of Rupees one crore towards damages jointly and severally with interest at 18% p.a. from the date of the suit till realization.

2. The appellant – plaintiff Ravi K., has appeared in person. We have heard him as well as learned counsel Sri V.R.Prashanth, for respondent Nos.1 and 3. Notice to respondent No.2 has been dispensed with.

3. For the sake of convenience, parties shall be referred to in terms of their ranking and status before the trial Court.

4. It is the case of the appellant – plaintiff that defendant No.4 is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 which is carrying on research and development at Whitefield, Bengaluru. Third defendant is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO and MD) of the fourth defendant company. First defendant was working as the head of Human Resources in the fourth defendant company at the relevant point of time and second defendant was the manager of fourth defendant – company. Second defendant was deleted by order dated 21/07/2014 before the trial Court.

5. According to the plaintiff, he is a graduate in Engineering and considering his capability and skill, fourth defendant offered him a job opportunity in their company and offer letter dated 13/07/2009 was issued informing him that he was selected by the company as a Lead Engineer in the company’s Grade Level-2 in the Department of CAD MBC and VAN with an instruction to join the Company on or before 10/08/2009. Plaintiff joined the company on 10/08/2009 and after six months his service in the company was confirmed and he became a permanent employee. According to the plaintiff, he did not have an efficient work environment and he had difficulty in his efforts of filing research patents solely for the fourth defendant – company. That first and second defendant never encouraged nor tolerated plaintiff’s efforts of innovation and his invention could not be patented in the name of fourth defendant. That the plaintiff was threatened by the first defendant, which resulted in his submission of resignation to the second defendant on 08/06/2012. But the second defendant – CEO did not reply to his mail but first defendant – H.R. Head on 08/06/2012 itself informed the plaintiff as follows:

“You need not to attend the duties to serve your notice period, kindly handover the project related IT assets to your reporting Manager and the ID card to Sunil K. from Corporate Security by 5 p.m. today – final settlement will be done after completion of the notice period i.e., after September 7, 2012.”

6. According to the plaintiff, false information was given in his formal exit documents which damaged his career and shattered his confidence. That plaintiff became a victim losing his future as well as his career in reputed companies for no fault of his inspite of having all the ability and talent and hard work for decades. As a result, plaintiff’s reputation, respect and identity got destroyed. According to the plaintiff, though he was forced to resign on 06/08/2012, first defendant asked him not to attend to the duties, thereafter he was not issued any exit documents, therefore, plaintiff sent an e-mail on 23/08/2012 requesting first defendant to relieve him officially. Plaintiff was asked to contact the concerned officers and after several exchange of mails, vide mail dated 28/08/2012, it was stated:

“this is to certify that Mr. Ravi K (Employee ID 50445) worked with Mercedes Benz Research and Development India Private Limited from August 10, 2009 until June 30th 2012 as Lead Engineer in the department of MVM Interior exterior”.

Plaintiff requested for correction in the exit letters which read as above.

7. According to