Reinstate 169 workers with full back wages: Supreme Court tells Jet Airways

In a decision that will have ramifications for the resolution of bankrupt Jet Airways, the Supreme Court (SC) has directed the grounded airline to reinstate its 169 employees with full back wages, reported The Economic Times (ET).

While overturning the orders of the Bombay High Court (HC) and the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, a bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Sanjay Karol stated that the provisions of the Bombay Model Standing Order for workmen could not have been waived by the debt-laden carrier through fixed-term contracts and that the workers were entitled to all benefits.