SERVICE / CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT
This Service / Consultancy Agreement (this "Agreement") is made at Chandigarh on 2 April 2026.
BETWEEN
Northline Analytics Private Limited, of Plot No. 8, Phase 8-B, Industrial Area, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 160055, acting through Anita Verma, Director (the "Company");
AND
Priya Menon, an individual, of House No. 340, Sector 9, Panchkula 134109, PAN AKJPI4432R, GSTIN 03AKJPI4432R1Z9, acting through X (the "Consultant").
The Company and the Consultant are each a "Party" and together the "Parties".
RECITALS
A. The Company wishes to engage the Consultant to provide the services described below, and the Consultant has agreed to provide them, as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the Company.
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS.
- 1. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
1.1 The Consultant provides the services as an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates a relationship of employer and employee, principal and agent (beyond the limited authority this Agreement expressly grants), or partnership between the Parties.
1.2 The Consultant is solely responsible for the Consultant's own income tax, GST (where applicable) and other statutory compliance, and is not entitled to provident fund, ESI, gratuity, leave, or any other benefit the Company provides to its employees.
1.3 The Consultant controls the manner and means of performing the services, subject to the specifications and deadlines this Agreement and the Schedule state.
- 2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
2.1 The Consultant shall provide: Providing data-analytics consulting services, including designing dashboards, advising on data pipeline architecture, and training the Company's internal team, as further detailed in the Schedule.
2.2 Specific deliverables and due dates: A data-architecture report by 30 November 2026; a training session for up to 10 staff by 15 December 2026.
- 3. TERM
3.1 This Agreement commences on 1 April 2026. A fixed term ending on the date stated below, unless terminated earlier under clause 6
3.2 The fixed term referred to above ends on 2 April 2026.
- 4. FEES
4.1 The Company shall pay the Consultant a fixed lump-sum fee for the whole engagement, stated below of ₹75,000 (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand only).
4.2 Payment schedule: Invoiced monthly in arrears, payable within 15 days of a valid invoice.
4.3 The fee is inclusive of all expenses, and no separate reimbursement is payable
4.4 The Consultant is GST-registered, and the fee stated above is exclusive of GST, which the Consultant will separately invoice at the applicable rate
4.5 The Company shall deduct tax at source on the fee where the Income-tax Act, 1961 (or its successor from time to time) requires it, and pay the Consultant the net amount, issuing a TDS certificate for the amount deducted