Hyderabad, Dec. 14 -- A Hyderabad-based software engineer has approached the Telangana High Court, challenging what he termed as coercive and illegal exit bond practices followed by an IT company, prompting sharp observations from the court on the treatment of software employees.

Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, while hearing a petition filed by Potnuru Rajesh, a software engineer from Nallagandla, came down heavily on Algonox Technologies for allegedly forcing employees to sign multiple minimum service agreements and demanding Rs 5 lakh as compensation on resignation.

Petitioner alleges harassment

The petitioner alleged that the company made him sign three consecutive "minimum service surety agreements" and later harassed him by insisting o...