Delhi HC Orders Wipro To Pay Rs 2 Lakh To Ex-Employee Over Defamatory Termination Letter

Delhi HC Orders Wipro To Pay Rs 2 Lakh To Ex-Employee Over Defamatory Termination Letter

Abhijit Mishra filed a defamation suit against the company, alleging that the remarks made in his termination letter were defamatory and damaged his professional reputation

Delhi High Court tells Wipro to pay Rs 2 lakh in damages to fired employee over defamatory termination letter

The Delhi High Court has directed Wipro Limited to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to a former employee who was terminated with defamatory remarks in his termination letter. The court also ordered the company to issue a fresh termination letter after expunging the allegations about his professional conduct. 'Character assassination under guise of formality' In a judgment dated July 14, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said the termination letter …

Wipro Fined ₹2 Lakh for Employee Character Assassination

In a historic verdict reiterating the value of professional integrity in business communication, the Delhi High Court directed Wipro, India’s top IT services firm, to pay ₹2 lakh as compensation to former employee Abhijit Mishra. The court held that Wipro’s dismissal notice consisted of defamatory and unsupported comments that constituted “character assassination,” badly tarnishing Mishra’s professional image. This judgment, given on July 18, 20…

Delhi High Court Orders Wipro To Pay 2 Lakh To Employee For Defamatory Remarks In Termination Letter – Business Manager

The Delhi High Court has expunged defamatory remarks made against the character of an employee working with Wipro Limited from his termination letter. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav also awarded Rs. 2 lakh compensatory damages in favour of the employee to redress the reputational harm, emotional hardship and loss of his professional credibility. “Further, a fresh termination letter shall be issued to the plaintiff devoid of any defamatory cont