<p>Air India Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order quashing the national carrier’s decision to terminate services of pilots, both permanent and on contract, and directing their reinstatement.</p>.<p>The appeals came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh and have been listed for proceedings on August 24 at the request of Air India’s counsel.</p>.<p>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Air India, submitted that a second group of appeals is coming up for hearing next week and these pleas be also heard with them.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-claimed-lives-of-56-air-india-employees-centre-1011477.html" target="_blank">Covid claimed lives of 56 Air India employees: Centre </a></strong></p>.<p>Air India has challenged the June 1 order of the single judge which had also ordered that back wages would have to be paid to the reinstated pilots.</p>.<p>The high court 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.</p>.<p>It had also said that extension of contract, in the future, of the contractual pilots would be at the discretion of Air India in view of their satisfactory performance.</p>.<p>The order was passed in over 40 petitions by pilots whose services were terminated by Air India on August 13 last year.</p>.<p>The pilots whose jobs were terminated had initially moved the court in July last year seeking directions to Air India to accept withdrawal of the resignations tendered by them.</p>.<p>However, on August 13, 2020, Air India issued termination letters to several pilots including those who had wanted to withdraw their resignations.</p>.<p>Subsequently, the pilots moved the high court against the August 13, 2020, decision of Air India.</p>.<p>Some pilots had initially tendered their resignations over delay by Air India in disbursing pay and allowances.</p>.<p>They had also contended that neither were their notice periods reduced nor any no-objection certificate issued to them after receipt of resignation.</p>.<p>They had further contended that the resignations were subsequently withdrawn, but the withdrawal was not accepted by Air India.</p>
<p>Air India Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order quashing the national carrier’s decision to terminate services of pilots, both permanent and on contract, and directing their reinstatement.</p>.<p>The appeals came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh and have been listed for proceedings on August 24 at the request of Air India’s counsel.</p>.<p>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing Air India, submitted that a second group of appeals is coming up for hearing next week and these pleas be also heard with them.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-claimed-lives-of-56-air-india-employees-centre-1011477.html" target="_blank">Covid claimed lives of 56 Air India employees: Centre </a></strong></p>.<p>Air India has challenged the June 1 order of the single judge which had also ordered that back wages would have to be paid to the reinstated pilots.</p>.<p>The high court 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.</p>.<p>It had also said that extension of contract, in the future, of the contractual pilots would be at the discretion of Air India in view of their satisfactory performance.</p>.<p>The order was passed in over 40 petitions by pilots whose services were terminated by Air India on August 13 last year.</p>.<p>The pilots whose jobs were terminated had initially moved the court in July last year seeking directions to Air India to accept withdrawal of the resignations tendered by them.</p>.<p>However, on August 13, 2020, Air India issued termination letters to several pilots including those who had wanted to withdraw their resignations.</p>.<p>Subsequently, the pilots moved the high court against the August 13, 2020, decision of Air India.</p>.<p>Some pilots had initially tendered their resignations over delay by Air India in disbursing pay and allowances.</p>.<p>They had also contended that neither were their notice periods reduced nor any no-objection certificate issued to them after receipt of resignation.</p>.<p>They had further contended that the resignations were subsequently withdrawn, but the withdrawal was not accepted by Air India.</p>