New Delhi: Soon after the Delhi High Court on Wednesday declared that the Air India Pilots' strike is illegal, the Air India management acted and sacked 10 more pilots. Admonishing Air India pilots union Indian Pilots Guild, the court said that the strike should be halted until hearings in the case are completed and also said no pilots should call in sick.
Pilots represented by the union the Indian Pilots Guild called in sick on Monday. At least five domestic and two international flights were cancelled on Wednesday morning.
The court observed that Air India is a public utility services company and the Supreme Court through various orders has said that such a company cannot be held to ransom by using methods like strike of calling in sick.
09/05/12 Priyanka Dube, CNN-IBN/IBN Live
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