Employment absconding case

1. Action for serving notice period.

Generally compensation for not serving the notice period is an amount equal to the salary of the notice period. But it is difficult to enforce it.

2. Cancelled cheque:

A cancelled cheque has no value. 

If the employee has executed a bond of service in lieu any training or other benefits, the employer can require the employee to pay the amount. Sometimes the employee is required to take an insurance policy for the bond of service. In such cases the employer can claim the amount from the insurer. The insurer in turn can claim the amount from the ex-employee.

why they are demanding cheque.             

Only those who demanded the cancelled cheque would know. A cancelled cheque has no value and it cannot be used under NI:138. 

Dear Sir,

Thanks For your reply.

due to the increase in absconding case in company, so company lawyer asked us to submit a 1 lakh (cancelled) and write - "for legal purpose" behind the cheque.
now the company says either pay 1 lakh amount or serve 20 days.

Just want to know whether they can start any civil case using "for legal purpose" words writter behind or this is just to stop absconding cases.

Thanks

Is there a supporting bond of service or any other document that you have executed with the company. Have you signed on the back of the cheque also?

there are no supporting document signed along with the cheque.
there are no sign on the abck of cheque. just wtitten - ""for legal purpose.

Nothing can be done with the cheque. The cheque is useless. It is only to scare you. On a cancelled cheque much later also the employer or his lawyer can write for legal purpose much later even. Will it change the status of the cheque? Not at all. You do not write anything behind the cheque. Let the lawyer or the employer write anything that they want. Have a good sleep.