NEW DELHI: Giving major relief to Air India pilots, who were sacked in August last year, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the national carrier to reinstate them to the positions.
Hearing over 40 petitions filed by the sacked pilots, Justice Jyoti Singh ordered Air India to reinstate the pilots and pay them back wages for the period under question. A total of 61 Air India pilots had been terminated from their services in August 2020.