Delhi HC restrains Palki Sharma from divulging ZMCL info to third party
The Court also rejected plea to restrain the former Managing Editor of WION from joining and continuing employment with TV18
The Delhi High Court in a suit filed by Zee Media Corporation Limited against Palki Sharma Upadhyay has restrained the former Managing Editor of WION from divulging any confidential and proprietary information belonging to Zee Media Corporation Limited to any third party or to the benefit of any third party.
The HC has also rejected Zee's plea restraining Sharma from joining or continuing employment with TV18, according to reports.
News of Sharma's resignation broke in September and she subsequently joined TV18 Broadcast Limited as one of its managing editors.
"The concern of Zee Media stems from the fact that as the Managing Editor of WION, Upadhyay was privy to confidential and proprietary information pertaining to the implementation of a new project for the channel, and from the news reports it is the reasonable apprehension of Zee Media that she seeks to implement the said new project in Network18," said the network.
Zee Media was represented by Trust Legal through Partner Ritwika Nanda and Associate Partner, Akshita Salampuria and led by Joy Basu, Senior Advocate in a suit seeking declaration, permanent injunction and damages for breach of the terms of the contract of employment including but not limited to restraining the Defendant from divulging any confidential and proprietary information of Zee Media to any organisation/ third party and adherence of the mandatory notice period.
In addition to the interim director, the defendant appearing on advance notice has given an undertaking that the defendant would not divulge any confidential or proprietary information belonging to Zee Media to any other third party.
