$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 01.06.2021 + W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and CM 19550, 15095/2020 & 1488/2021 ARJUN AHLUWALIA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 4420/2020 and CM 19558, 15920/2020, 8290/2021 & 1489/2021 CAPTAIN SNEHA BHANOT AND ANR ..... Petitioners Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocatess AND + W.P.(C) 4850/2020 and CM 19552/2020, 17494/2020 & 3143/2021 PRADEEP KUMAR ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Aarti Mahto for Mr. Abhishek Bharti, Advocate versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 1 of 122 + W.P.(C) 4851/2020 and CM 17496/2020, 19702/2020 & 3219/2021 AADITYA MAHESHWARI ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Aarti Mahto for Mr. Abhishek Bharti, Advocate versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 4928/2020 and CM 19481, 17800/2020 & 3150/2021 CAPTAIN LOKESH RAMPAL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5184/2020 and CM 18692, 19486, 19487/2020 & 3316/2021 VIGNESH SANGARAN ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 2 of 122 + W.P. (C) 5195/2020 and CM 18741, 19492, 19493/2020, 4239 & 11897/2021 GHULAM WARIS ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5227/2020 and CM 18846, 19439-40/2020 & 3178/2021 RIJUL ARORA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5229/2020 and CM 18851, 19475-76/2020 & 3145/2021 VIKRANT JADHAV ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 3 of 122 + W.P. (C) 5230/2020 and CM 18854, 19483-84/2020 & 4238/2021 LOGEESH V ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5232/2020 and CM 18860, 19489-90/2020 & 3141/2021 CM APPL 11901/2021 ROHIT RATHI ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5240/2020 and CM 18881, 19495-96/2020 & 3144/2021 YOGISH S KATAGIHALLIMATH ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 4 of 122 + W.P. (C) 5278/2020 and CM 19014, 19539/2020 & 1485/2021 CAPTAIN SANDEEP LAMBA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Mr. Gaurav H. Sethi, Mr. Jitesh Wadhawan & Mr. Abhinav Tyagi, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5330/2020 and CM 19248/2020 & 1486/2021 MOHIT ARORA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocatess AND + W.P.(C) 5371/2020 and CM 19345, 29306/2020 & 3142/2021 PAVAN N. LAKHANI ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan & Ms. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 5 of 122 + W.P.(C) 5411/2020 and CM 19528/2020 & 1482/2021 NICK MEHTA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Satyabrata Panda and Mr. Shashwata Panda, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5413/2020 and CM 19532/2020 & 3220/2021 KANWARDEEP SINGH BAMRAH ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Satyabrata Panda and Mr. Shashwata Panda, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5416/2020 and CM 19540/2020 & 3138/2021 NITESH GODARA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Satyabrata Panda and Mr. Shashwata Panda, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 6 of 122 + W.P.(C) 5417/2020 and CM 19543/2020 & 4242/2021 CAPTAIN JASMINE RAVAIYA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Mr. Gaurav H. Sethi, Mr. Jitesh Wadhawan & Mr. Abhinav Tyagi, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5472/2020 and CM 19728/2020 & 3139/2021 CAPTAIN AARTI DATTATRAY KURNE AND ORS .... Petitioners Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P. (C) 5484/2020 and CM 19765/2020 SHREY MALHOTRA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Neeraj Sharma and Mr. Basit K. Zaidi, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 7 of 122 + W.P. (C) 5505/2020 AND CM 19815/2020 & 1487/2021 NIPURN AHUJA ..... Petitioner Through Mr. Neeraj Sharma and Mr. Basit K. Zaidi, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocatess AND + W.P.(C) 5599/2020 and CM 20240/2020 & 4228/2021 CAPTAIN PEHROZ KANGA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5614/2020 and CM 20346/2020 & 3182/2021 ABHINAV GAUR ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Sonali Chopra, Advocate versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 8 of 122 + W.P.(C) 5631/2020 and CM 20391/2020 & 3188/2021 CAPT JITENDER SINGH RANDHAWA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5634/2020 and CM 20398/2020 & 3180/2021 CAPT ADISH M. CHAVAN ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5645/2020 and CM 20451/2020 & 3187/2021 CAPT REUBEN JAMES ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 9 of 122 + W.P.(C) 5649/2020 and CM 20460/2020 & 4243/2021 CAPT B SUJIMON ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5660/2020 and CM 20490/2020 & 3184/2021 CAPT VISHAL V CHANDORKAR ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5632/2020 and CM 20393/2020 & 3140/2021 CAPTAIN ADIL SHAH ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Shankar Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LIMITED ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND W.P.(C) 4203/2020 and connected matters Page 10 of 122 + W.P.(C) 5633/2020 and CM 20396/2020 & 3185/2021 CAPT VIJAY KUMAR DAHIYA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Advocate with Mr.Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi Mohan, Advocates versus AIR INDIA LTD ..... Respondent Through: Mr. A.P. Singh, Ms. Padma Priya & Ms. Akanksha Das, Advocates AND + W.P.(C) 5646/2020 and CM 20453/2020 & 3186/2021 CAPT UDIT NARULA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr.