Air Corporations Act, 1953

K.A. Nagamani, a former programmer and Assistant Manager (Systems) with Indian Airlines, challenged the promotion of three colleagues to Deputy Manager (Maintenance/Systems) and the merger of hardware and software cadres, arguing that the Recruitment and Promotion Rules were statutory and could not be overridden by an …

The dispute concerned the promotion of Capt. K.C. Shukla to the post of Deputy Operations Manager in Indian Airlines, a position filled by a selection process prescribed in the corporation's Promotion and Recruitment Rules (50% Annual Confidential Reports and 50% interview, later reduced to 40%). The Delhi High Court h…

Air India, created under the Air Corporations Act, 1953, had its employees' service conditions governed by the Air India Employees Service Regulations framed under Section 45 of that Act. After the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner certified the standing orders under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946…

The appellants, former cabin crew of Air India Limited (AIL), filed writ petitions between 2011 and 2013 alleging stagnation in pay, non‑promotion and denial of allowances, invoking Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution. While the petitions were pending, the Government of India disinvested its 100 % share in AIL, …

The workmen employed in the canteen of Air India, which was operated by Chef Air, a unit of the Hotel Corporation of India (HCI), claimed they were regular employees of Air India. Air India argued that HCI was a separate legal entity and that it had no control over the workers' hiring, wages, or discipline. The Supreme…

The dispute concerned the retirement age and service conditions of air hostesses employed by Air India and Indian Airlines, who under various agreements were required to retire from flying duties at age 50 (later 45/50) with the option of ground duties up to age 58, while male cabin crew could serve until 58. A small g…

Prabha D. Kanan, an air hostess promoted to Deputy Manager at Indian Airlines Ltd., was arrested in 2002 for allegedly carrying undeclared foreign currency and her services were terminated on 9 August 2002 under Regulation 13 of the Indian Airlines (Flying Crew) Service Regulations, which allows discharge without enqui…

The Central Government, invoking Section 34(1) of the Air Corporations Act, 1953, directed Air India to reserve posts for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. B.R. Age and others challenged the validity of these directions, arguing that the power under Section 34(1) was limited to functions enumerated in Section 7, a…

The petitioners, employees of Indian Airlines, challenged Regulation 13(b) which obliges a six‑month written notice before resignation, and a DGCA circular requiring a No‑Objection Certificate before an air‑taxi operator can employ such employees. They claimed the provisions violated Articles 14, 16, 19(1)(g), 21 and 2…