Validity of service bond

Saurabh (Querist) 25 May 2012 This query is : Resolved
Hi Experts,

I joined a company in 2011 and accepted an offer letter which stated :

1) You will be required to execute a bond for serving the company for minimum 18 months after your training period. In case you leave the company before the stated period you will be required to pay back the stipend and other emoluments provided to you during that period.

I have just resigned from the company and did not complete 18 months.

I have not signed any bond with the company on a bond paper, it was just mentioned in the offer letter.

Would I be required to pay back the sum as the HR shot me a mail regarding this?
I refused by saying that I had not signed any bond with the company.

Please advice.

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Saurabh (Querist) 25 May 2012
I would also like to add that in the appointment letter no reference to the offer letter was mentioned and I was asked to serve a 2 months notice period or go with the buy out option. I have gone with the buy out option.

They are asking me to pay for the training period. I would like to add that in the training period of 6 months I was given a 2 week training and company didn't do any expense on the training. I can prove this that if I consolidate the training it didn't exceed 2 weeks. Thanks

Sankaranarayanan (Expert) 25 May 2012
U signed the appontment letter then it mean the contract is implied. So you have tollow accorrding the instrection