No end to Air India pilots' stir; high court warns of contempt action

New Delhi: With no end in sight to the 10-day stir by over 200 Air India pilots, the Delhi High Court on Friday warned they could face contempt action for "willfully and flagrantly" disobeying court orders and continuing with their "illegal" agitation.
In a stern warning to the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) that is leading the stir, a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Rajiv Shakdher said, "we could have directly proceeded with the contempt of court proceedings against you, but we leave it ot the single judge so that better sense will prevail on you (IPG)."
Rejecting the IPG plea, the court said, "in our view, no litigant can avail of any discretionery remedy from the court by wilfully and flagrantly disobeying the orders of the court."
The IPG had moved the court challenging the ex-parte order of a single judge on May 9 holding the strike as illegal, saying it was done without any authority.
18/05/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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