Vipul Tummala Reddy Vs Axway Software India Private Limited — Arbitration | Telangana HC (2026)

Vipul Tummala Reddy Vs Axway Software India Private Limited — Arbitration | Telangana HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No further substantive relief granted; the Section 9 application was closed after taking on record Respondent No. 1's compliance affidavit, with directions to the parties to pursue the matter before the Arbitral Tribunal; pending miscellaneous petitions closed and no costs awarded.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be restrained from deleting all data and/or records pertaining to the applicant during his employment with Respondent No. 1 (01.06.2022 to 06.09.2024), including his official e-mail records and internal communications/reports mentioning DX Technology, and data contained in Respondent No. 1's internal company applications such as Microsoft Teams Communications, Salesforce, Power BI, JIRA and Aha. +1 more

Court's answer

Taking on record Respondent No. 1's affidavit dated 18.01.2025, the Court noted that the interim order of this Court has been complied with and that the data, including the applicant's e-mail data, is being preserved by the company.

Ratio / Principle

The affidavit is taken on record and, accordingly, ICOMAOA No. 4 of 2024 is closed, directing the parties to pursue the matter before the Arbitral Tribunal.

Key takeaways

Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed and no costs are awarded (the order was endorsed WITHOUT COSTS).obiter¶57

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (T. Madhavi Devi J.), 02.02.2026 - ICOMAOA No. 4 of 2024: Vipul Tummala Reddy v. Axway Software India Private Limited and Anr. Application under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 seeking restraint against the respondents from deleting all data/records pertaining to the applicant's employment (01.06.2022 to 06.09.2024), including his official e-mail id (vtummala@axway_com), internal communications/reports mentioning DX Technology, and data in Respondent No. 1's internal applications (Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, Power BI, JIRA, Aha). The Court observed that an interim direction restraining deletion had already been passed by it on 28.11.2024. Learned counsel on both sides submitted that the Arbitral Tribunal had been constituted and both parties were pursuing the matter before it. Respondent No. 1 filed an affidavit dated 18.01.2025 stating that the interim order had been complied with and that the data, including the applicant's e-mail data, was being preserved by the company. The affidavit was taken on record and ICOMAOA No. 4 of 2024 was CLOSED, directing the parties to pursue the matter before the Arbitral Tribunal. Pending miscellaneous petitions stood closed; no costs.

IN THE HIGH COURT^FOR THE^{STATE OF TELANGANA}

AT HYDERABAD

MONDAY, THE SECOND^{DAY OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry^SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT^{JUSTICET.MADHAVI DEVI}

ICOMAOA NO:4 OF 2024

Between:

vioul Tummala Reddv. Aqed 47 vears, Resident^{of- 501Oakwood Apartments,Road} tt,i osf , Nanoagiri^{Hiils,J-ubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, lndia - 500033}

... APPLICANT

AND

1 AXWAY SOFTWARE^{INDIAPRIVATE LIMITED, Earlier Known as DXVMT} flitrnotoqies Private Limited^{Havingoffice at 501,Oakwood Apartments,P} rlo. is, fd, +a, Nandagiri^{Jills, Jubil6e Hills, Shaikpet, Hyderabad, Telengana-} .. Respondent

SOOOSi n.;p.^{by its Aulhority Signatory}

No. 1

2 Axwav Software S.A.. A corporation^{lncorporatedunderthe laws of France,} neois'teieo Office at- 3,^{Rue du PreFaucdn, PAE Les Glaisins, Annecy-le-} Vie-ux, 74940, Annecy, France.^{Rep. by its AuthorityS(7natory.}

...RESPONDENT^No'2

ApplicationUndersectiongoftheArbitrationandConciliationAct,l996 praying ti.rat this Hon,ble Court may^{be pleasedto grant the followingreliefs.}

a) ' restraining the^{Respondents(whether by itself or throughofficers'} emptoyee-s, staff^{members,servants, agents, or any personclaiming} throug,horunderthem)inanymannerfromdeletingalldataand/orrecords pertalning to the Petitioner^{during the course of his employmentwith} ilesponOlnt No.1^{including the recordsof the Petitioner'sofficial emailid} (vtummala@axway_com) is^{well as all internalcorffnunication/reports} mentioning^{DX TechnologY;}

b) restraining the^{Respondents(whether by itself or throughofficers'} employee-s, staff^{members,servants, agents,or any personclaiming} throug'h or under them)^{in any mannerfrom deleting all data and/orrecords} contained in Respondent^{No.1 's internal company applications} :y:h. ?' 'MicrosoftTeamsCommunications,salesforce,PowerBi,'JlRA"Aha'to which the Petitioner^{vras givenaccessto during the course of his} employment i.e., 01.06.2022^{to 06.09.2024}

c) an ex-parte ad interim prayer in terms of prayer (a) and (b) above

d) This Hon'ble Court be pleased to make provision for the costs of this Petition; and

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to post the ICOMAOA No. 4 of 2024 n the Caption of FOR BETNG MENTIONED tomorrow before the Hon'ble High Court in the interest of justice

Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. K. PRATIK REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : SRI BEEMAN G|RIDHAR

Counsel for the Respondent No. 1 :

The Court made the following ORDER:

IN TIIE IIIGH COURT^{FOR TIIE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

THE I{ON'BLE SIIIT.^{JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI} INTERNATI^{ONAL COMMERCIALARBITRATION} ORIGINA^L APPLICATION^{No.4of 2024}

DATE:02.02.2026

Between:

Vipul Tummala Reddy.

...Applicant

AND

Axway Sofltware India^{Private Limitedand another.}

...Respondents

ORDER

The present application^{has been filed underSection9 of the}

Arbitration and Conciliation^{Act, 1996, seeking the followingrelief:}

"a) rcstroi i g tht' llcspondcnts^{(vhether by itself or through} o.fiit'ers, cntplo.tccs.^{sla.lJ mentbcrs,se^'ants, agentsor any pcrsott} clainting throrryh or^{trndcr tht'nt1 in any manner} from^{deleting all datct} anrlior recrtrrls pcrtoining^{Rt the Petitioner during lhe course of his} e mplovnrcnl 'rt ilh R<'spttntlettt^{No. tincluding thc records of the} Pcritiotrcr's ttfficittl^{cmailid (r'tuntmala@away'com) as wellas all} in lc' rrrt I contntttt^{i cttl ion/rc porl s ncntioning DX Technolog,t ;}

b) rcsrrainutg thc^{RcsPod(nts(u'lrctherby itselfor through olrtcers'} cntl;ltn't'r's. stafl^{ntt'nbcts. s('n'onls' agenls or any} Wrson^claiming tltrttuglt or ttnd(t' llt('t )^{itt tttry mttnncr} rt'om^{deletingall data and/or} rc(rtrls c(tDloined in ll<'spondenl^{No.I 'sinternalcompa -y} tq,pli(uti(,tts srrch as^{'.1[itroxtliTeantsCommunications} "

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'Salcsforce', 'Pow,erlJi', 'JllU', 'Aha' to w&ich the Pelitioner was givcn access to during tlrc course of his cntployment i.e., 01.06.2022 to 06.09.2024:

c) an ex-porlc atl inlcrint prttvcr in tcrms of pra-ycr (a) and (b) above;

d) This l{onorable Court lrc plcascd to ntakc provisionfor thc cos$ of this Petilion: anrl

c) This Hon'blc Court bc plcascd to nmkc and pass such further and/or olher ordcrs or grant such othcr rclie.li as this Honorable Court dcems .fit attd propcr irr tlrc fitcts and circumstances of lhe present casc.^"

lrarned counsel for thc applicant as well as learned counsel for the respondents subrnittcd that Arbitral Tribunal has already been constituted and that both the parrics are belore the Tribunal and are pursuing the matter thercin

This Court obscrves that thcrc is an intcrim dircction passed this Court on 28.11.2024 restraining thc respondents lrorh deleting the data,/records maintained during tlrc coursc ol the applicant's employment with lespondent No. l, inclucling the records of the applicant's official e-lnail lt) as well as internal conlmunications/reports.

Respondent No. I has tllecl an alf idavit dared 18.0 1.2025 stating

that the interi,r orde. of this court has becn cornplied with and that

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the data is being preserved by the company, including the applicant,s

e-mail data.

The affidavit is taken on record and accordingly, ICOMAOA No.4 of 2024 is closed, directing the parties to pursue the matter before the Arbitral Tribunal.

Pending miscellaneous petitions if any shall stand closed. No

costs.

Sd/- R.I(ARTHIKEYAN JOINT REG IS

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SECTION OFFICER

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TleAuthority Signatory, ,{xway Sofhvare S.A., A corporation incorporated under th€ iaws of Franie .^{Regis_reredOrn* ii:C, iir!'Ou pre} fl-rfon]i;ie Les Gla isins, Annecy-te_Vieui, /ag+0,-n."l,Ji, f ;;;;.

One CC to SRt. K. pRATtK REDDY, /.dvocate [OPUC]

One CC to SRl. BEEL4AN G|R|DHAR Advocate [OpUCl

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HIGH^COURT DATED:0210212026

ORDER

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CLOSING THE ICOMAOA

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