Wipro lawsuit: Court allows Jatin Dalal’s arbitration plea

A civil court in Bengaluru has referred the lawsuit involving Wipro and its former CFO Jatin Dalal to arbitration, allowing his plea.

Wipro had moved court against Dalal and sought damages of Rupees 25.15 crore from him, along with 18% interest per annum till the date of payment, for violating a non-compete clause when joining Cognizant. In a counter move, Dalal had filed two interlocutory applications seeking arbitration with his former company.

As per court filings, Wipro claimed the non-compete clause stipulated Dalal should not join any rival company for 12 months from the date of his resignation. Dalal resigned from Wipro in September and his last working day was November 30.