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P.G.Narayanan Kutty v. the Chairman and Managing Director, Air India Limited

Kerala HC18 Jun 2021WP(C)/8861/2021

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What is this about?

This writ petition, filed by 45 contract employees of Air India Air Transport Services, challenged the lack of sufficient insurance coverage. The court disposed of the petition without detailed reasoning, directing the CEO of Air India Air Transport Services to hear and decide the representation within one month.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the 2nd respondent (CEO, Air India Air Transport Services Ltd.) to hear and dispose of the representation (Ext.P1) within one month.

P.G.Narayanan Kutty Vs the Chairman and Managing… — Service and Employment | Kerala HC (2021)

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WP(C) NO. 8861 OF 2021

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI

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FRIDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF JUNE 2021 / 28TH JYAISHTA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 8861 OF 2021

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PETITIONER/S:

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1 P.G.NARAYANAN KUTTY, AGED 54 YEARS, S/O.LATE P.V.GOPALAN NAIR, PALAKATTU PUTHENPURA, NAYATHODE P.O., ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 683 572.

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2	K.G.SURESH KUMAR, SUPERVISOR, SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70139, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
3	RONEY JOSEPH,SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70134, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
4	VIPIN VIJAY, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70105, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
5	ZAKKEER M.M., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70092, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
6	ARIF T.F., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70120, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
7	PRADEEP G.,SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70150, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
8	ARUN N.H.,SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70107, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.

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9	ASWATHY N.S.,SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74717, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
10	AKHILRAJ P.R., SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73191, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
11	SREEDEVI S.S.,SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74282, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
12	SETHU LEKSHMI J.,SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74672, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
13	RAMACHANDRAN P., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70112, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
14	BILENI P.BAG, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.12504, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
15	GEORGE JOSEPH, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70152, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
16	C.P.VIJAYAKUMAR, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70140, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
17	A.G.SIVALAL, SUPERVISOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70148, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
18	K.SETHUMADHAVAN, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70135, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD.,

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	KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
19	ALEX K.A.,SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70109, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
20	ARCHANA K.M.,SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74707, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
21	VIVEK P., SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73713, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
22	ATHIRA M., SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.5937, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
23	ANJALY ROY, SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73879, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
24	NIYAN M.K., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.66137, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
25	JOJIN P.ABRAHANM, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.66157, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
26	MIKIL A.PATIL, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70116, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
27	GOPALAKRISHNAN K.K.,SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70128, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
28	ROOPESH K.P., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70119,

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	AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
29	VIVIN THOMAS, SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73061, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
30	RAJEEV S., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70132, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
31	KANNAN M.M., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70104, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
32	DELVIN K.V., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.5906, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
33	ANISH THANKAPPAN, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70101, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
34	SEEMON G., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70122, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
35	K.S.YETHEES,SUPERVISOR, NO.70131, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
36	HARITHA P.P., SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74689, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
37	SUJI C.S., SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73183, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.

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38	VINOD T.R.,SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.12135, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
39	ANOOP M.V., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.66183, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
40	SUSHILA M.PATIL, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70153, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
41	BERCHMANS K.V., SUPERVISOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70133, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
42	WILSON THOMAS, SUPERVISOR SECURITY, NO.70146, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
43	RAHUL K.R., SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.70102, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
44	SHAMEEM KASIM, SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.73193, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111.
45	VIPIN THOMAS, SENIOR SECURITY ASSISTANT, NO.74284, AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., KOCHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEDUMBASSERY, KOCHI - 683 111. BY ADV K.S.HARIDAS

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, AIR INDIA LIMITED, AIRLINES HOUSE, 113, GURUDWARA RAKABGANJ

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ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED, HEADQUARTERS, AIR INDIA LIMITED, GSD COMPLEX, IGIA TERMINAL-2, NEW DELHI - 110 037.

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3 THE DIRECTOR GENERAL BUREAU OF CIVIL AVIATION (SECURITIES), A-WING, 1- 111 FLOOR, JANPATH BHAVAN, P.O., JANPATH, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 4 THE NODAL OFFICER AIR INDIA AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD., CIAL, COCHIN - 683 111. BY ADVS. SHRI.BENNY P. THOMAS, SC, AIR INDIA INDIA LIMITED M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR SRI.D.PREM KAMATH SRI.TOM THOMAS (KAKKUZHIYIL) SHRI.ABEL TOM BENNY SHRI.JYOTHISH KRISHNA SHRI.KURIAN OOMMEN THERAKATH SHRI.JAIKRISHNAN.M.PISHARODI SMT.SRUTHY J. MAMPILLY K.JOHN MATHAI KURYAN THOMAS JOSON MANAVALAN PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM JAI MOHAN RAJA KANNAN ASGI.SRI.P.VIJAYAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.06.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

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The Writ Petition has been filed complaining that there

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is no sufficient insurance coverage to the contract employees and seeks a direction to the respondents to dispose of Ext.P1 representation.

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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners,

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learned Standing Counsel for the 1^st respondent and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 4.

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In the light of the limited prayer that is made in the Writ Petition, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the 2^nd respondent to hear and dispose of Ext.P1 representation within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. If personal hearing is not feasible hearing may be conducted in the virtual mode. Since there are 45 petitioners, the petitioners shall choose a maximum of two representatives to present their grievance at the hearing.

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The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly.

T.R.RAVI

JUDGE

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8861/2021

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PETITIONER ANNEXURE

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EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS DATED 23/12/2020. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL RECEIPT DATED 23/12/2020.

P.G.Narayanan Kutty v. the Chairman and Managing Director, Air India Limited

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