dear experts,
after my graduation i joined in a company near to my home town as trainee in the end of year 2003. they got a signature in a service execution bond for 5 years. in case of failure i have to pay 50000 rupees. . in addition, i was forced to surrender my educational certificates at the time of confirmation in the year 2004. after 2 year service with them, in the year 2005, again they made a new service execution bond for 3 years, fails to which i have to pay 3 lakhs. but they did not cancel the previous service execution bond.
in year 2006, i got an offer from a mnc and resigned my job. they asked me 3 lakhs according to the bond executed. i told them, the second bond which was executed is invalid while the first bond is not cancelled. so, i told manangement that i am ready to pay 50000 rupees according to my first bond. they told me that they will not give experinece and relieving order. also my certificates. they started to threat me, my life will be a question mark if run from their company.
but my new mnc employer dont want to lose me. he accpeted to join without relieving, experience certificate. i have given them a photocopy of my educational certificates as proof. Mean time, my previous employer sent some fax messages to my home stating that they will go for legal action. i wrote a mail to them that i was forced work more than 16 hours a day and was paid less than 6 hours a day. so because of mental pressure i quit the job. after that both of us, me and the previous employer kept quiet and continued our jobs.
i applied for a duplicate copy of my educational certificates and received it. now my previous employer came to know i got duplicate copy of my certificates and starts threading me.
now, my questions are:
1) Is making a new service bond is valid while already employee is working under one service bond?
2) Eventhough i failed to complete the service according to the bond, is it possible to take an action against me after the said period is over? it means i signed 5 years bond in the year 2003. so validity expires in 2008. is possible to force to work for them the remaining days?
3) if they go to the court, may i ask a question that what they did all these days, nearly 7 years??
4) is it a crime that getting a duplicate copy of my certificates from university? they refused to give my certificates. i dont have a proof to show that my certificates are with them. i applied for duplicate copy because i dont have another option to get a new job. more over i did not fabricate a false certificate. its the second copy of my original certificate. then, how can they say it is a crime?
