DEED OF INDEMNITY
This Deed of Indemnity is made and executed on 05-12-2009 at Bangalore by and between:
Mr.VENUGOPAL V N S/o Mr.NARASIMHA MURTHY V aged about 22 years residing at, #60;VIJAYALAKSHMI NILAYA,SHIVANANJAPPA LAYOUT,MANDYA571401 (hereinafter referred to as the “Employee”). And
Mr. NARASIMHA MURTHY V aged about 57 years residing at, #60;VIJAYALAKSHMI NILAYA,SHIVANANJAPPA LAYOUT,MANDYA571401 (hereinafter referred to as the “Indemnifier”).
And
M/s iGATE Global Solutions Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956
with its register ed office at 158-162P & 165P-170P, EPIP II Phase, Whitefield, Bangalore 560066, (hereinafter referred to as the “Company” which expression shall unless excluded by or repugnant to the context, be deemed to mean and include its successors-ininterest and assigns); The Employee, the Indemnifier and the Company are also referred to as the “Party” in the singular and as the “Parties” in the collective. WHEREAS: A.
The Company is an entity engaged in the business of providing
Information Technology, Software development and other related activities and for the purpose of attaining its objects, the Company requires Employee to be employed to further the business of the Company.
B. The Employee has been offered employment with the Company vide an Offer Letter dated
21-10-2008(the “Offer Letter”) issued by the Company to the Employee and the Employee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions appended to the Offer Letter;
C. The Company will be investing considerable sums of money in training and enhancing the skill sets of the Employee;
D. In consideration of the training and enhancement of skill sets that the Employee will receive from the Company, the Employee agrees to serve in the employment of the Company for a minimum period of Twenty Four (24) months (the “Minimum Term”) from the date of the employee reporting for work with the Company, i.e., 07-12-2009.
E. In the light of the loss that the Company will suffer if the Employee does not serve the Minimum Term, the Company has requested the Employee to secure third party who shall indemnify the Company against any loss suffered by the Company, if the Employee (i) fails to complete the Minimum Term; and/or (ii) fails to perform its obligations
under the Offer Letter; F. Accordingly, the Employee has proposed that the Indemnifier shall indemnify the Company for all loss caused to the Company if the Employee (i) fails to complete the Minimum Term; and/or (ii) fails to perform the obligations under the Offer Letter; and
G. The Indemnifier has been provided a copy of the Offer Letter and has read and understood the terms and conditions appended thereto. Accordingly, the Indemnifier agrees to indemnify the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Deed.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt, adequacy and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. The Employee agrees to discharge his/her duties as per the directions of the Company from time to time and perform his/her employment obligations in accordance with the terms and Conditions appended to the Offer Letter. 2. The Parties agree that that the Indemnifier shall indemnify the Company for all loss suffered by the Company, if the Employee (i) fails to complete the Minimum Term; and/or (ii) fails to Perform his/her obligations under the Offer Letter.
The Parties agree that the Company would incur substantial expenditure towards enhancing the skill sets of the Employee, including expenditure relating to (i) the training; (ii) travel; (iii) accommodation; and (iv) other incidental expenses. Accordingly, if the Employee (i) fails to complete the Minimum Term; and /or (ii) fails to perform his/her obligations under the Offer
Letter, the Indemnifier shall pay the Company a sum limited to Rs. 2, 00,000/(Rupees Two Lakh Only) as liquidated damages suffered by the Company thereof. The Parties agree that the quantum of liquidated damages has been reasonably ascertained by the Company.
3. The Indemnifier hereby covenants as follows: (a) That it shall, without demur, pay the Company a sum of Rs. 2, 00,000/(Rupees Two Lakh only) as liquidated damages, from the Company issuing a written notice to the Indemnifier Stating that the Employee has (i) failed to complete the Minimum Term; and/or (ii) failed to Perform his/her obligations under the Offer Letter; and (b) That in the event the Employee (i) fails to complete the Minimum Term; and/or (ii) fails to Perform his/her obligations under the Offer Letter; the Company enjoys the right to recover
The sum of Rs. 2, 00,000/- (Rupees Two Lakh only) payable as liquidated damages by either
proceeding against either the Indemnifier or the Employee or proceeding against both the Indemnifier and the Employee simultaneously.
4. The Parties agree that this Deed shall be valid and in force during the Minimum Term. The Parties further agree that this Deed shall continue to be valid and in force even if the employment of the Employee is terminated by the Company during the Minimum Term for the Reason mentioned in Clause 2(ii) above, i.e.; fails to perform his/her obligations under the Offer Letter.
5. The Parties agree that (i) the failure to enforce any right against the Employee by the Company or (ii) any compromise made by the Company with the Employee for any violation of the terms of any condition in the Offer Letter shall not constitute a waiver of the rights that the Company Enjoys against the Indemnifier under this Deed.
The Parties agree that all notices under this Deed shall be sent by a Party to the other Parties
by acknowledgement receipt registered post and contemporaneous courier transmission.
6. That the courts in Bangalore shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any disputes between the Parties that arise out of this Deed of Indemnity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Deed to be executed as of the Date Written below by their own hand and seal or by their duly authorized representatives.
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Employee
Witness:
Signature:
Signature:
Name: VENUGOPAL VN
Name: JAGADEESH K
Title: SOFTWARE ENGINEER IN GRADE M1
Date: 05-12-2009
Date: 05-12-2009
Address: # 60;VIJAYALAKSHMI NILAYA(UPSTAIRS), SHIVANANJAPPA LAYOUT, MANDYA-571401
Indemnifier
Witness:
Signature:
Signature:
Name: NARASIMHA MURTHY V
Name: SRIDHAR K
Title: FATHER OF VENUGOPAL VN Date: 05-12-2009
Date: 05-12-2009 Address: 4027, 12TH CROSS, GANDHINAGAR MANDYA-571401
iGATE Global Solutions Limited
Signature: Name: Srinivas Rao Kandula Title: Global Head – Human Resources Date:
Witness:
Signature: Name: C.SREENIVAS PILLAI Date: 05-12-2009 Address: 4-1689, DURGANAGAR COLONY GREEMSPET, CHITTOOR-517002