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Associate in the Dispute Resolution Practice at the New Delhi office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Himaa advises on international and domestic commercial disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals. She can be reached at himaa.sudhir@cyrilshroff.com

Withdrawal of resignation valid, until effected - Delhi High Court rules

The High Court of Delhi (“Delhi HC”) in its recent judgment in the case of Arjun Ahluwalia and Ors v Air India Limited[1] (“Arjun v Air India”) gave a ruling in favour of Air India’s pilots, who were seeking withdrawal of resignations and reinstatement of terminated employees. The Delhi HC passed a common judgment (“Judgment”) in the distinct writ petitions filed by pilots who are permanent employees (“PE”) and pilots working as full-time equivalent (“FTEs”)  under fixed term contracts  (collectively, “Employees” or “Petitioners”) as their petitions dealt with several common issues. The Judgment distils the principles applicable to resignations under service law and opines on the validity of financial constraint as a ground for termination of employees in State operated companies.
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