Pilots cant withdraw resignation once tendered Air India tells Delhi HC
New Delhi Oct 29 PTIAirIndiaFriday opposed before the Delhi High Court the reinstatement and payment of back wages to over 40 pilots saying that unless resignation is specifically made prospective it is effective immediately and a pilot cannot withdraw it subsequentlyUnless otherwise specified resignation is effective immediately There is no competence with pilots to withdraw on the ground that I am stillserving notice period Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representingAirIndia told a bench headed by Justice Rajiv ShakdherThe bench also comprising Justice Talwant Singh reserved its judgement on a batch of appeals by Air India against a single judge order quashing the carriers decision to terminate the services of several pilots both permanent and on contract and directing their reinstatementIn its June 1 order the single judge had said that the back wages including allowances have to be paid at par with what in-service pilots were receiving and in accordance with the government rules The solicitor general said that there is no such notice period within which pilots can be said to have a right to right to withdraw their resignationOnce a resignation is tendered a pilot has to continue to work for six months in terms of the Civil Aviation Requirements in the public interest he addedLaw stipulates that resignation comes into effect when you tender it It is because of public interest that six months come into play Although the relationship severs he is supposed to work for six months For training a pilot ahuge amount goes into it You cant say I wont come from tomorrow the solicitor general saidThe solicitor general also said that the service conditions for pilots are industry-specific and need not apply even to the ground staffEarlier pilots had argued that Air Indias stand could not be accepted as a resignation is prospective which comes into effect after a mandatory six-month notice periodIt was pointed out that in certain instances before the court in the present batch of appeals the withdrawal of resignation was even accepted by Air IndiaThe pilots had moved to the high court afterAirIndiarefused to accept the withdrawal of their resignations and terminated their employmentPTI ADS RKS RKS
New Delhi Oct 29 PTIAirIndiaFriday opposed before the Delhi High Court the reinstatement and payment of back wages to over 40 pilots saying that unless resignation is specifically made prospective it is effective immediately and a pilot cannot withdraw it subsequentlyUnless otherwise specified resignation is effective immediately There is no competence with pilots to withdraw on the ground that I am stillserving notice period Solicitor General Tushar Mehta representingAirIndia told a bench headed by Justice Rajiv ShakdherThe bench also comprising Justice Talwant Singh reserved its judgement on a batch of appeals by Air India against a single judge order quashing the carriers decision to terminate the services of several pilots both permanent and on contract and directing their reinstatementIn its June 1 order the single judge had said that the back wages including allowances have to be paid at par with what in-service pilots were receiving and in accordance with the government rules The solicitor general said that there is no such notice period within which pilots can be said to have a right to right to withdraw their resignationOnce a resignation is tendered a pilot has to continue to work for six months in terms of the Civil Aviation Requirements in the public interest he addedLaw stipulates that resignation comes into effect when you tender it It is because of public interest that six months come into play Although the relationship severs he is supposed to work for six months For training a pilot ahuge amount goes into it You cant say I wont come from tomorrow the solicitor general saidThe solicitor general also said that the service conditions for pilots are industry-specific and need not apply even to the ground staffEarlier pilots had argued that Air Indias stand could not be accepted as a resignation is prospective which comes into effect after a mandatory six-month notice periodIt was pointed out that in certain instances before the court in the present batch of appeals the withdrawal of resignation was even accepted by Air IndiaThe pilots had moved to the high court afterAirIndiarefused to accept the withdrawal of their resignations and terminated their employmentPTI ADS RKS RKS
