HC notice to Centre, Air India on striking pilots' plea for salary

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Air India management to respond to a plea of striking pilots that their salaries and other pecuniary benefits have not been paid.
"Issue notice to the respondents (the Centre and the Air India). A reply be filed within a week," Justice SP Garg said.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Capt. Sumeer Saini and his fellow pilots seeking payment of their back wages and other perquisites due to them.
Senior advocate Pinki Anand, appearing for the pilots, said, "Salaries of nearly 450 pilots are due. This petition has got nothing to do with the ongoing agitation. The EMIs (to be paid by pilots) and other things are getting delayed."
Anand said that the pilots, who went on a strike from May 7, have not been paid their dues for the period prior to their strike.
13/06/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis

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