Supreme Court of India
Air India Cabin Crew Association v. Yeshawinee Merchant and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the aforesaid reasons, we do not find that the conditions of services applicable to the air hostesses both presently working in air or on ground are H 490 SUPREME COURT REPORTS f2003] SUPP. I S.C.R. A discriminatory under Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution.
Judgment, page 35
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14, 15 and 16: Age of retirement-Of airhostesses of Air India and Indian Airlines Two separate cadres of male and female cabin crew members for pre-I 997 recruits-Fixation of early retirement age of airhostesses compared to male cabin crew members from flying duties with option to go for ground duties ~ between 50 to 58 years of age-Fixation was through negotiations, agreements, settlements and awards made in industrial .at{iudication-After Air India and Indian Airlines becoming companies male and female cadres merged for post-I 997 recruits-Industrial
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Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India & Others
- 2023 Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr.
- 2014 Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2011 Air India Cabin Crew Assn. & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 4 referred to
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