Zoho Corporation co-founder Sridhar Vembu is currently at the center of a high-profile and acrimonious divorce battle with his estranged wife, Pramila Srinivasan, playing out in a California court. The case gained significant attention after a US court, in January 2025, ordered Vembu to post an unprecedented $1.7 billion (approximately Rs 15,278 crore) bond to safeguard Srinivasan's financial interests in their marital assets. This order also included the appointment of a receiver over several Zoho entities in the US and a halt to a major corporate restructuring. Pramila Srinivasan, an academician and entrepreneur with a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, has made serious allegations in court filings. She claims Vembu abandoned her and their adult son, who has autism, when he moved back to India in 2019, and that he improperly transferred significant ownership stakes and intellectual property of Zoho without her knowledge or consent. These actions, she alleges, were designed to limit her rightful share under California's community property laws, which mandate an equal division of assets acquired during marriage. However, Vembu's legal team has strongly refuted the court's order, calling the $1.7 billion bond 'invalid' and stating that it cannot be complied with. His US attorney, Christopher C. Melcher, stated that the order was made on an emergency application a year ago and is currently under appeal, with the receivership order also having been stayed. Vembu's lawyer also claims that the judge was misled by Srinivasan's attorney and that Vembu had offered 50% of his shares in Zoho Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (ZCPL) to his wife, which she allegedly refused. The couple was married in 1993 and lived in the US for nearly three decades before Vembu's relocation to India and the filing of divorce proceedings in 2021. The case continues to be a closely watched legal battle due to the prominent individuals involved and the substantial financial implications.