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Rakesh Kumar Verma v. Hdfc Bank Ltd.

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 78
Bench Dipankar Datta and Manmohan JJ.
Decided 7 April 2025

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Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether civil suits could have been instituted in courts in Patna and Delhi by employees in view of the specific clauses in the appointment letter that courts in Mumbai would have exclusive jurisdiction to decide disputes by and between the contracting parties. Headnotes† Contract Act, 1872 – s.28 – Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings – Exclusive jurisdiction of courts – Appointment of two employees by the respondent Bank, one in Patna and other in Delhi and exclusive jurisdiction clause in the appointment letter that the courts in Mumbai will have

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