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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
Rajesh Potnuru – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana, Department of Labour Rep. by Principal Secretary to Government – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. validity of minimum service bond in employment. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. responses by officials regarding the matters presented. (Para 4) |
| 3. counterarguments raised by respondents regarding the legality of the bond. (Para 5) |
| 4. petitioner's rebuttal against respondents' claims. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 5. evidence of systematic enforcement of employment bonds. (Para 8) |
| 6. legal framework governing employment bonds and public policy. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 7. court's evaluation of employment agreements' validity and public interest. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. observations on employee welfare in the software sector. (Para 25) |
| 9. conclusions and implications of court's findings. (Para 26) |
| 10. outcome of the writ petition. (Para 27 , 28) |
ORDER :
Nagesh Bheemapaka, J.
The short question for consideration is whether “minimum service bond” signed in an employer & employee relationship is valid as per the mandate of the Constitution of India or not.
2. In the present writ petition, petitioner challenges the inaction of Respondent No. 1 - Commissioner of Labour, Telangana through Respondent No. 3 – Joint Commissioner of Labour, RR District against Respondent N
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