Hi Everyone,
I was working in a Company, where I signed Mutual NDA(when I was a Student in a College) before I join to that Company. In that it was mentioned that, the agreement will be valid for 3 years. And I resigned that Company on October last year and I had to serve notice period of 2 months and after that joined the new Company last month. And I joined the new company which is kind of competitor in only one field. Just to be clear: the previous company was working on multiple fields and the new Company is focused in only one field.
Since I was inexperienced with the resigning: I said all truth to the management that I have got this and this opportunity, so I want to resign. After I resign, the management team forced me and harassed me to not join that company and they gave me a new non-compete bond to sign and told me that my relieving will not happen properly if I do not sign. I said I will not sign anything now and I was truthful that I will be joining that Company itself. And they messaged to the next Company that they must not take me otherwise they will make a big issue. So, finally I served the notice period of 2 months and resigned.
Next I joined the new Company(the same company which I said that I will be joining after resigned). And now they are saying that I have signed the NDA(before joining) and now joined the Competitor Company after we warned you and want to file a case on you.
My queries are:
1.) Do I have to worry on the same now?
2.) How to tackle this situation?
3.) Whether the NDA is void in India(in the court)?
Please give me some suggestions. Would be a great help from your side.
Thanks in advance!
I was working in a Company, where I signed Mutual NDA(when I was a Student in a College) before I join to that Company. In that it was mentioned that, the agreement will be valid for 3 years. And I resigned that Company on October last year and I had to serve notice period of 2 months and after that joined the new Company last month. And I joined the new company which is kind of competitor in only one field. Just to be clear: the previous company was working on multiple fields and the new Company is focused in only one field.
Since I was inexperienced with the resigning: I said all truth to the management that I have got this and this opportunity, so I want to resign. After I resign, the management team forced me and harassed me to not join that company and they gave me a new non-compete bond to sign and told me that my relieving will not happen properly if I do not sign. I said I will not sign anything now and I was truthful that I will be joining that Company itself. And they messaged to the next Company that they must not take me otherwise they will make a big issue. So, finally I served the notice period of 2 months and resigned.
Next I joined the new Company(the same company which I said that I will be joining after resigned). And now they are saying that I have signed the NDA(before joining) and now joined the Competitor Company after we warned you and want to file a case on you.
My queries are:
1.) Do I have to worry on the same now?
2.) How to tackle this situation?
3.) Whether the NDA is void in India(in the court)?
Please give me some suggestions. Would be a great help from your side.
Thanks in advance!