The Division Bench disposed of a modification petition filed by Capt. Lakshmi Krishnakumar seeking clarity on a prior observation where she was labelled as a court-man. The court clarified that her appearance was as a power-of-attorney agent for her husband and passed no further orders.
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WMP No. 45647 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03-06-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V. KARTHIKEYAN
AND
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR
WMP No. 45647 of 2025 IN REV.APLW NO. 64 OF 2020
Capt.Lakshmi Krishnakumar Rep. by her Power of Attorney, Capt. M.S.Krishna Kumar, Oceanique A1003 and 1004, Muttukkadu ECR, Chennai - 603112.
..Petitioner(s)/Party-in-
Person
Vs.
Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi 110003.
Rep. Chairman and Managing Director, Airlines House, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
General Manager, Operations Department, Meenambakkam, Chennai – 600 027.
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..Respondent(s)
To modification petition for Review Application (W) No. 64 of 2020 dated 27.08.2024 of Para 13 of judgment on merits.
| For Petitioner(s): | Mr.Capt.Lakshmi Krishnakumar (Party-in-Person) |
|---|---|
| For Respondent(s): | Mr. R. Rajesh Vivekanandan (DSGOI) for R1 |
| Mr. K. Srinivasamurthy For R2 to R4 |
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by C.V.Karthikeyan J.)
This petition has been filed seeking to modify an order dated 27.08.2024 passed in Rev. Appl.(W) No.64 of 2020 with respect to an observation made in paragraph No.13 of the order. In paragraph No.13, the Division Bench had stated as follows:
“13.The husband of the petitioner appears to be a court-man and
wants to raise issues to keep the litigation alive under one pretext or the other to embarrass respondents 2 to 4 based on the findings against them in the order. ...…...”
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2.The petitioner is deeply aggrieved by the categorization of him as a
"court-man" and claims that, since that particular categorization has been stated, he had lost his job.
3.We are not able to understand whether the loss of the job could be
directly co-related to this particular categorization in the order. At any rate, we would only clarify that the petitioner had been espousing cause of his wife for whom he had appeared as power of attorney agent and if cases were necessitated to be filed at various forums, necessarily as a power of attorney agent, he had to appear before all the forums. With that observation, we would pass no further orders in the modification petition. Accordingly, this petition stands disposed.
(C.V.K.,J.) (K.R.S.,J.) 03-06-2026
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To
Rep. Chairman and Managing Director, Airlines House, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. AND K.RAJASEKAR, J.
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WMP No. 45647 of 2025 IN REV.APLW NO. 64 OF 2020
03-06-2026
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner should have his employment status clarified after being labelled as a court-man in a prior order.
Whether the grievances raised by the petitioner regarding loss of job due to the categorization warrant further orders in the modification petition.
Capt. Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Union of India
Air India Ltd
Central Training Establishment Air India Ltd
C.V. Karthikeyan
K. Rajasekar
As recorded by the court registry
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