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out of 37 obligations we traced back to the words in your document.

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  • Act on thisMoney, or a right you lose
  • Ask about thisOne-sided, or law may apply
  • Know about thisWorth reading, not alarming

Grounded in law

Each of these names the section it relies on, and separates what the section says from what courts have read into it.

Clause 9.2Cited to lawAct on this

Leaving before month 24 puts Rs. 2,00,000 on you, payable to the company.

What your document says
shall pay to the Company a sum of Rs. 2,00,000/-

Indian Contract Act, 1872, s.74

Where a sum is named in the contract as the amount to be paid in case of breach, the party complaining of the breach is entitled, whether or not actual damage or loss is proved to have been caused thereby, to receive reasonable compensation not exceeding the amount so named.

How courts have read it

Courts distinguish a genuine pre-estimate of loss from a penalty, and in service-bond cases have looked to documented training expenditure.

Fateh Chand v. Balkishan Das · Kailash Nath Associates v. DDA

What to ask

What training expenditure does this Rs. 2,00,000 actually represent?

See this in your document
p.1 · VerifiedShow how we located this

We found these exact words in your document.

Matched
exact
Characters
442–490
Timing
Timing does not apply to this item

This is information about what your document says, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, talk to a lawyer.

Clause 12.2Cited to lawAct on this

After you leave, this tries to stop you working for a competitor for a year.

What your document says
for twelve months following cessation of employment

Indian Contract Act, 1872, s.27

Every agreement by which anyone is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade or business of any kind, is to that extent void.

How courts have read it

Courts have read s.27 as leaving negative covenants during the employment term enforceable, while post-termination restraints generally fall foul of it.

Niranjan Shankar Golikari v. Century Spinning (SC, 1967)

What to ask

Will the company confirm in writing that it will not enforce this after I leave?

See this in your document
p.1 · VerifiedShow how we located this

We found these exact words in your document.

Matched
exact
Characters
745–800
Timing
Applies after you leave

This is information about what your document says, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, talk to a lawyer.

One-sided terms

No statute is cited here. These are computed from the shape of the clause itself — one party holds a power the other does not.

Clause 9.4Structural, not citedAsk about this

The company can hold your experience letter until the bond is paid.

What your document says
may withhold the relieving and experience letters

Why this stood out

Sole discretion granted to one party, no defined standard, no timeline, and no reciprocal right for you.

No section of law is cited for this. It comes from the shape of the clause, not from a statute.

What to ask

Will you release my experience and relieving letters regardless of any bond dispute?

See this in your document
p.1 · Worth checkingShow how we located this

We matched this loosely, or more than one clause could be the source. Read it yourself before relying on it.

Matched
fuzzy · 2 possible sources
Characters
595–644
Timing
Applies after you leave

This is information about what your document says, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, talk to a lawyer.

What changes over time

Service bond

If you left today

Rs. 2,00,000 payable within 30 days

At month 36

Bond satisfied — no amount payable

Drag to see what happens if you leave early — some rows depend on facts only you know.

What you can do now

Ask these before you sign

  • Will the company confirm in writing that it will not enforce this after I leave?
  • What training expenditure does this Rs. 2,00,000 actually represent?
  • Will you release my experience and relieving letters regardless of any bond dispute?

Know the clock

90 days before termination.

Talk to someone

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