Infosys contests whistle-blower Jack Palmer’s evidence in visa case

BANGALORE: In a fresh twist in the legal battle between Infosys and whistle-blower employee Jack Palmer, the Bangalore-based software services firm has contested evidence submitted to court by Palmer, even suggesting that the evidence - copy of email communication between Infosys and employees - may have been tampered with.

The evidence was submitted by Palmer opposing a motion by Infosys for a summary judgement - a judgment without full jury trial, ahead of the jury trial date. Palmer, who alleges that Infosys flouted US visa norms while sending employees to work in that country, had submitted copies of email communication as evidence to the court to buttress his claim.

Infosys however, informed the court last Friday that based on independent verification, some of the emails submitted to the court appears to be modified from their original form, with new phrases introduced. The firm has also requested the court to not consider the contested evidence.

Infosys's submission to the court was backed by the findings of Kroll Ontrack Inc, an electronic data firm, which compared and analyzed the records of email communications available with Infosys, against the ones submitted by Palmer.