Wednesday, 30 May 2012

HC rules against advanced training


NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to hear the appeal filed by the striking Air India pilots, challenging the Single Bench order, which had stayed the training of pilots till the implementation of Justice Dharmadhikari panel recommendations.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw made it clear that the striking pilots had no right to get training on the advanced Boeing-777. “Let them call off the strike. We will then hear the matter,” the Division Bench said. The court also made it clear that the on-going training of the Air-India pilots would not be disturbed.
“As long as the Air-India pilots are on strike, the court is not inclined to hear the matter. They cannot go on strike as well as get training simultaneously,” the order stated. The Bench, while posting the matter for hearing in July, made it clear that the pilots could file an application for hearing the matter if they called off their strike.
And counsel for Air India, Lalit Bhasin informed the court that staying the training programme would result in a huge financial loss to the national carrier and the advance flight would be grounded as well.
According to Air India, some 200 commanders, chief pilots and 200 first officer co-pilots need to undergo training on the Boeing-777, but presently only 64 commanders and 62 co-pilots were being provided the requisite training.
This prompted the Bench to ask whether the Air India pilots were on strike and getting trained at the same time.

No comments:

Post a Comment