Overview

• Lathika Pai, a former Microsoft India executive, has filed a ₹35.3 crore lawsuit citing constructive dismissal and workplace harassment.
• The case, initially filed in Delhi, has been transferred to a Bengaluru civil court, with the next hearing set for June 9, 2025.
• Pai alleges months of professional isolation and intimidation following a second internal investigation into the 'Highway to a 100 Unicorns' startup programme she led.
• She claims procedural unfairness during the 2024 probe, including lack of access to complaints and unrecorded interviews, violated Microsoft’s policies.
• The lawsuit also references a 2020 cyberbullying incident Pai says Microsoft failed to properly investigate, adding to her allegations of bias and retaliation.