I HAD WORKED IN AN FOREIGN ENGLISH TEACHING INSTITUTE WHO HIRED ME WITHOUT ANY OFFER LETTER, APPOINTMENT LETTER, AND I DID NOT EVEN UNDERGO ANY LEGAL FORMALITIES LIKE SIGNING ANY NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT OR ANY CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OR A TRADE SECRET AGREEMENT. I WORKED THERE FOR 45 DAYS WITHOUT PAPER WORK OF ANY SORT, NOR ANY EVIDENCE APART FROM THE CCTV FOOTAGE IN THE BUSINESS PREMISES. I LEFT THE JOB AFTER WORKING THE AFORESAID NUMBER OF DAYS AND A WEEK LATER, I RECEIVED STUDENTS FROM THE SAME INSTITUTE WHO WANTED CLASSES UNDER ME.I STARTED TEACHING THEM AT HOME AFTER ANOTHER WEEK. AS CURRENTLY, I HAVE 12 STUDENTS STUDYING UNDER ME FROM THE VERY SAME COACHING CENTER. AND JUST A FEW DAYS BACK, I GOT THE NEWS FROM ONE OF MY STUDENTS WHO WENT TO THAT OLD INSTITUTE, THAT THE OWNER WAS FINDING ME FOR STEALING HIS TRADE SECRETS. I WAS APPOINTED AS A TEACHER THERE WITHOUT ANY TRAINING WHATSOEVER. SO IS THE CASE OF TRADE SECRETS AND INFORMATION FORGERY APPLICABLE FOR WHICH I CAN BE SUED? AND WHAT CAN BE THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES (IF ANY)?
P.S: NO LEGAL FORMALITIES ACCORDING TO THE BUSINESS LAW WERE FULFILLED.
SO CUOLD YOU ADVISE ME THE SAME OF WHAT CAN BE DONE AS AN EX-EMPLOYEE BEING SUED BY AN EX-EMPLOYER ON GROUNDS OF TRADE SECRET THEFT
