Cigma Events Private Limited vs Mr. Deepak Gupta & Ors.
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Case Significance
Cigma Events Private Limited vs Mr. Deepak Gupta & Ors. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2024 (citation: ik-71877119). Cigma Events, an event management company serving clients like Intel, Oracle, HP and Taj Group, sought an ex-parte injunction against its former employee and others for allegedly poaching clients, soliciting employees, and using confidential information after resignation. The court found the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a prima facie case for injunction as it did not produce any non-compete or non-solicitation agreement with the defendants, and the restraint-of-trade doctrine under Section The case was heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Counsel appearing: Aparajit Jha (counsel for plaintiff), Manish Kumra (counsel for plaintiff), Piyush Kaushik (counsel for plaintiff), Rohit Dhiman (counsel for plaintiff), Sahil Sharma (counsel for defendant).
Summary
Cigma Events, an event management company serving clients like Intel, Oracle, HP and Taj Group, sought an ex-parte injunction against its former employee and others for allegedly poaching clients, soliciting employees, and using confidential information after resignation. The court found the plaintiff failed to demonstrate a prima facie case for injunction as it did not produce any non-compete or non-solicitation agreement with the defendants, and the restraint-of-trade doctrine under Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act would apply. The application for ad interim injunction was dismissed.
What was the outcome of Cigma Events Private Limited vs Mr. Deepak Gupta & Ors.?
Cigma Events, an event management company serving clients like Intel, Oracle, HP and Taj Group, sought an ex-parte injunction against its former employee and others for allegedly poaching clients, sol...
Judgment
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