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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

APPELLATE SIDE

ARBITRATION PETITION NO.06 OF 2004

Indicus Software Pvt.Ltd.

Petitioner

Vs.

Ms.Radhika Kelapure

Respondent

Ms.Lalita Panchakshari for petitioner.

Mr.Geogy Jacob for respondent.

CORAM: B.H.MARLAPALLE, J.

January 27, 2006.

P.C.

1.

Heard Mrs.Panchakshari, the learned counsel

for

the

petitioner-Company.

The

respondent

was

appointed

initially

as

a

software

trainee

on

probation

for

six

months

and

her

appointment

was

confirmed

on

11th

August

2002

on

the

same

terms

and

conditions

which

were

set

out

in

the

earlier

appointment.

On

11th

Decemeber

2002

a

notarised

minimum

tenure

agreement

was

placed

before

her

which

she

signed

and

one

of

the

clauses

in

the

said

agreement

pertained

to

the

respondent’s

commitment

to

work

at

least

for

a

minimum

period

of

one

and

half

years with effect from the date of confirmation i.e.

11-8-2002.

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2.

However, by a letter dated 25th April 2003 the

respondent

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