• Dr.J.Star

Trade secrets are among a company's most valuable assets, safeguarding competitive advantages in industries ranging from technology to manufacturing. The exposure of illegal activities by whistle-blowers leads to enhanced organizational transparency and accountability and improves governance practices because of their essential role in disclosure. Whistleblowing process effectiveness mostly relies on the combination of protections and confidentiality which whistle-blowers receive. Confidentiality obligations are rooted in the doctrine of equity and ensure treating individuals who hold confidential information with the expected principle of good faith and fairness. The protection of the employer interests is determined by certain legal frameworks, such as contractual agreements, common law duties and doctrines of equity; however, the rights of the employees are equally important. However, these confidential information safeguards include employment contracts, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and post-employment restrictions. This article looks into the loopholes of trade secret violation and the liabilities of whistleblowers also specifically regarding the necessity of legal frameworks that allow ethical information to be disclosed without the risk of infringing trade secrets and other corporate information deemed sensitive.

Tradesecret, Whistleblowing, Tradeecret protection, cahllenges, Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

"Analysing the Loopholes on the protection of Trade Secret from Whistleblowing balancing with the Public interest and Corporate Secret- As a Glance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no.a542-a545, February-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2602076.pdf

"Analysing the Loopholes on the protection of Trade Secret from Whistleblowing balancing with the Public interest and Corporate Secret- As a Glance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 2, page no. ppa542-a545, February-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2602076.pdf