Rajesh Radhakrishnan (Consultant Ophthalmologist) 19 February 2010

Getting an injunction

My wife who is a partner in my clinic (Registered under Partnership Act) has abandoned her post without wanring and is currently employed in a hospital 50 km away. That hospital has now opened a branch in my place and proposes to shift her here. Can I get an injunction and restrain her from practising in my town?

If so. how and on what grounds?

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Meenakshi (Lawyer) 19 February 2010

Dear Rajesh,

Your wife has the freedom to chose work and place of work according to her choice and for that reason Neither u nor anybody can do anything about it...You cannot prevent her from working in any part of the world.........

TVD Rajkumar (Advocate) 20 February 2010

Mr Rajesh see if this would help you.

I believe it is possible to get a claim in the profits earned by her

Partnership Act

16-	Personal profits earned by partners.
	Subject to contract between the partners –

		(a)	if a partner derives any profit for himself from any transaction of the firm, or from the use of the property or business connection of the firm or the firm name, he shall account for that profit and pay it to the firm;
		(b)	if a partner carries on any business of the same nature as and competing with that of the firm, he shall account for and pay to the firm all profits made by him in that business.