Currency case: Airhostess wins case against Indian Airlines

Indian Airlines airhostess Prabha D Kanan, who had around 23 years of experience on the Mumbai-Bangalore-Hyderabad-Sharjah air route, was axed eight years back as she was carrying Rs 22 lakh in cash, besides Arab currency in her luggage. Kanan got a major relief on Tuesday as the Supreme Court has directed the national carrier to pay her eight years of salary, besides gratuity and provident fund.
The judges upheld provision 13 of the IA regulations that empowers its Board of Directors to take a decision in public interest that can’t be challenged in a court of law. Kanan had been acquitted in the customs and foreign exchange violation cases and discharged in the criminal case as well.
On a customs' call, her Sharjah bound flight was grounded in Mumbai four years ago and sleuths recovered huge currency in her luggage.
Her husband was also arrested. Aggrieved by the decision of the directors to sack her, she had moved the Delhi High Court that ordered payment of six years of salary to her.
14/11/06 Rakesh Bhatnagar /Daily News & Analysis

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