Delhi HC stays order against Wipro in defamation case filed by dismissed employee

A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the order of its single judge bench in July, that asked Wipro to pay damages of Rs 2 lakh to former employee Abhijit Mishra in a defamation case the latter had filed over the wording of his termination letter.

A division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar sought a response from Mishra on an appeal by Wipro challenging the July order that asked the firm “to redress the reputational harm, emotional hardship, and loss of professional…