Notice Period & Working Tenure

Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 09 June 2011
This query is : Resolved
I have joined my last organisation on March 06, 2010 and my last working day in the organisation was Feb 25, 2011. There was a notice period of 2 months. I have served one month and buy-out the rest 1 month.
There was a clause in my offer letter that if you will leave the oraganisation before one year then you have to pay the amount we have spent on your hiring, or any joining bonus we have paid to you.
So by using this clause , the company demanding some Rs. 28000 from that we have paid this much amount to the counsultant for your hiring and you have left the organisation before 1 year.
As far as hiring is concerned , I got the call from the HR directly but they are saying we got your contact from the counsltant.
Including the one month Notice Period Buy-out, my whole tenure would be 1 year and some 20 days.
Is the notice period and notice period buy out time would be counted in the working tenure?
Another thing is, as i got the call directly from the HR and no consultant was involved in our conversation. so may i ask the company to furnish any proof related to this?

Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 30 June 2011
Please can anyone suggest me something on this? its very urgent.