Air India (AI) management has set up a committee to look into reinstatement of pilots, whose services were terminated during the recent strike, on case-by-case basis, the Delhi High Court was on Friday informed.
Submitting a report before Justice Reva Khetrapal, conciliation officer Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) S K Chand said conciliation proceedings were held between Air India management and its pilots on day-to-day basis following court’s July 9 order.
In the report, the officer said that during the proceeding, the management had informed that with regard to the pilots’ demand for reinstatement of sacked pilots, a committee has been constituted which will examine the individual request of the sacked pilots on case by case basis.
“The management representatives submitted that in connection with the demand of reinstatement of terminated pilots, it may be stated that a Committee has been constituted,” Mr. Chand said in the report claiming that prolonged discussions were held between the parties in a very conducive atmosphere.
As per the report, the committee would comprise of senior executives K M Unni, SBO Head-MRO (Airframe), N K Jainn Director (Personnel), R Harihar, ED (Projects) and ED (IR and I).
“The said committee will examine the individual request of the terminated pilots on case to case basis. The terminated pilots are required to send the request letter/application for considering their cases,” the report said.
Earlier, the Air India Management counsel had told the court that the issue of re-instatement shall be considered sympathetically.
Justice Khetrapal accepted the conciliation report and posted the matter for July 16.
