Zoho Files ₹10 Crore Defamation Suit Against Flexype Over Alleged LinkedIn Disparagement

Zoho Corporation has filed a commercial suit in the Madras High Court seeking ₹10 crore in damages and an injunction against Flexype Technologies and its co-founder, Azeem Hussain.

The dispute stems from LinkedIn posts alleging discrepancies in Zoho Books, where Hussain claimed failed transactions were recorded as successful.

Zoho contends these statements are false, asserting the issue was caused by a third-party payment gateway, not its software. Court raised jurisdictional concerns, noting that the plaint did not sufficiently detail the business impact in Chennai.

The Court has permitted Zoho to file an additional affidavit to substantiate jurisdiction before the next hearing on April 17.

[Zoho Corporation v. Flexype Technologies Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.]