Dear Sweetavantica,
Dont worry some sggetions are there from my side. No organisation can take a service agreement from the employee until and unless such firm appoints any one as trainee. If any organisation takes any person as trainee then they can take an agreement from such trainee with an assurance to serve them for a minimum period of two or three years after completion of tranining period. Reason behind this is, because during imparting training, the organisation has to incure some expenditure such as stipend, benefits extended to such candidate during training period etc.
So in such a case there will be justification for the organisation to ask the candidate to give service agreement and on his failure to fill fill the obligation, the organisation can recover the compensation from the candidate. But, such amount should not exceeds the total amount what he has spent towards training expences on that candidate. On the other hand, without giving or imparting any training to any employee no organisation should take the service agreement/ bond and insist them to serve with the company forcibly.
In your case, you did not specify whether you were taken by your company as trainee or direct employee. If you were taken as trainee, then you are required to pay the service compesation to the organisation, provided if you leave the organisation during agreement period on your own accord. But, you need not pay any such amount if organisation terminates you with out having any mistake of you.
Regarding harrassement by your immediate superior, why you did not make a complaint against him with his next immediate boss by stating all of the facts. So many organisations are there across the country very particularly in Delhi to protect the interest of person like you. I sincerely advise you to approach your higher bosses and tell them the problem you are facing in the hands of your immediate superior and wait for their reply or response. If purpose is not served, then once again you should approach the higher bosses and ask them about your complaint adn action taken against him. If they relcunt to take any action against the person whom against you have made complaint, then submit your resignation by stating all facts which led to your resignsation and request them to waive the agreement compensation and quit the services with out paying any compensation.
After submitting the papers you need not bother about your liablility for compensation payable by you since the management literally fail to address your concerns. No court can compell you to make payment in such a case. Try to record the threatings of your manager in cell and submit the same before any human rights commission for getting speedy redressal of your greviance if you so dersirous to do so.
On the other hand if they ask you to shift from your present place to any other place where you can not go and join, then you should make request to them by stating for security point of view you can not go and join in new place and ask them to accept your resignation.
I think you can find some solutions for your problem after going through the advice given by me as stated above. Try to settle your case amicalby with your higher bosses as soon as possible and should not make it as legal issue untill and unless it warrants.
Regards
NVRao
Hyderabad