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Niranjan Shankar Golikari v. Century Spinning & Mfg. Co.

Supreme Court of India · 1967

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Issue
Educational issue addressed in Employment — restraint of trade.
Principle
A negative covenant operating DURING employment (e.g. not to work for a competitor while employed) can be valid and is not necessarily a restraint of trade under s.27.

Derived from Lekha's curated record for Niranjan Shankar Golikari v. Century Spinning & Mfg. Co. (Supreme Court of India, 1967). No reporter citation is asserted here — read the judgment at the official source and confirm with a qualified advocate. Beta, pending named-expert review.

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Indian Contract Act, 1872Official statute

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