Nashik: Entrepreneur Nilesh Dahanukar Sentenced To One Month Jail For Contempt In Siemens Software Case
Nashik: Illegal use of software belonging to international company Siemens Industry Software Inc., which provides Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software to companies, violation of a court’s interim injunction order, and obstruction of a court-appointed commissioner during an inspection have landed Nashik-based entrepreneur Nilesh Dahanukar in legal trouble. The Delhi High Court has sentenced…
Entrepreneur Nilesh Dahanukar has been sentenced to one month of civil imprisonment for contempt of court in a Siemens Software case in Nashik. The Delhi High Court found him guilty of using Siemens' software illegally, violating a court-issued injunction, and obstructing a court-appointed commissioner during an inspection at his Nashik-based company, Dahanukar Machine Tools.
The incident occurred after Siemens filed a civil suit against Dahanukar and his business partner, Purushottam Dahanukar, alleging the unauthorized use of Siemens' Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. An interim injunction was issued, ordering the company to cease using the software and appointing a commissioner to inspect the premises.
During the inspection, employees reportedly obstructed the process and moved eight CPUs and three hard disks to another location. Siemens subsequently filed a contempt petition, which led to Dahanukar's conviction and sentencing. The sentence was later reduced to one month considering Dahanukar's responsibility for a minor child and an ailing father.
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