New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to pass any interim order on disbursing salaries to pilots and other employees of Air India (AI), saying putting the public carrier under any additional burden at this juncture may “kill the hen.”
“There has to be a practical way out. Any order should not be harsh on your employer (AI). We have to take care not to put any extra burden on them since it may kill them altogether. At this stage, we are not going to grant interim relief,” a bench of Justices Anil R Dave and Kurian Joseph said.
The bench was hearing a batch of cross-appeals filed by the AI and various employees’ unions against a Bombay High Court order on implementation of Dharmadhikari panel’s recommendations on merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and AI.
On being asked by the bench to find a way out to the impasse, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that a four-member panel headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice DM Dharmadhikari was appointed to look into various issues that had risen after the merger of AI and Indian Airlines.
02/12/14 Financial Express
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“There has to be a practical way out. Any order should not be harsh on your employer (AI). We have to take care not to put any extra burden on them since it may kill them altogether. At this stage, we are not going to grant interim relief,” a bench of Justices Anil R Dave and Kurian Joseph said.
The bench was hearing a batch of cross-appeals filed by the AI and various employees’ unions against a Bombay High Court order on implementation of Dharmadhikari panel’s recommendations on merger of erstwhile Indian Airlines and AI.
On being asked by the bench to find a way out to the impasse, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that a four-member panel headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice DM Dharmadhikari was appointed to look into various issues that had risen after the merger of AI and Indian Airlines.
02/12/14 Financial Express
