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5. Between 09.05.2016 to 25.05.2016, the Former Employees resigned from their positions with the Appellant. The Appellant contends that upon return of electronic devices from the Former Employees, a forensic examination of the laptop/computers of the Former Employees was conducted. Based on this examination, it was discovered that confidential data had been deleted. The Appellant further alleged, that subsequent data recovery revealed Skype chats suggesting a conspiracy among the Former Employees to use the Appellant's confidential information for their benefit and to divert business to the Competing Company.
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18. The Appellant submits that the Former Employees resigned within a short span of about one month, and it claims that forensic examination of their laptop computers which were returned to Appellant revealed transfer of confidential information and trade secrets to third parties, including the Competing Company. The Appellant further alleges that the Respondents began soliciting the Appellant's business and diverting it.
37. As stated above, the Appellant has set up a case that the Former Employees obtained and shared confidential data and also diverted the existing business of the Appellant, which they were handling to Respondent No.12. The claim of confidentiality and secrecy, was made by the Appellant on the basis of information, data and trade secrets residing in the electronic devices (laptop, computers) which was recovered from forensic analysis conducted on the Former Employees computers.