VARUN TYAGI vs DAFFODIL SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on: 25.06.2025 + FAO 167/2025 & CM APPL. 36613/2025 VARUN TYAGI .....Appellant versus DAFFODIL SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Asav Rajan, Mr. Ajay Sharma, Mr. Mayank Biyani, Mr. Akash Saxena, Mr. Kashish Sharma & Mr. Devang Shrodriya, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Divyakant Lahoti, Ms. Vindhya Mehra, Ms. Tanisha Verma, Mr. Raghav Saluja & Mr. Kartik Lahoti, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The Appellant has filed the present Appeal under Section 104 read with Order XLIII Rule 1(R) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (“CPC”), being aggrieved by the order dated 03.06.2025 (“Impugned Order”), passed by the learned District Judge-06 (South), Saket Courts, South Delhi (“Trial Court”) in CS DJ 353/2025 (“Suit”). Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM FAO 167/2025 Page 1 of 25 SHARMA Signing Date:25.06.2025 19:12:28 2. The Impugned Order has allowed an interim injunction in favour of the Respondent restraining the Appellant from working with Digital India Corporation (“DIC”) and National E-Governance Division (“NeGD”) until the final disposal of the Suit filed before the learned Trial Court. 3. Vide the impugned order, it was held that the Respondent had a prima facie case against the Appellant, the balance of convenience lay in favour of the Respondent and if the alleged proprietary information, intellectual property, insider knowledge, source code, as the case maybe, is disclosed by the Appellant, the same shall be detrimental to the Respondent and its employees and will result in an irreparable injury to the Respondent. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 4. The dispute has arisen out of the Employment of th