Indian Airlines sacks overweight air hostess, court asks why?
January 11th, 2010 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday issued a notice to Indian Airlines for sacking an air hostess for being overweight.
Indian Airlines had last year terminated the services of Sangita Garb along with 10 other air hostesses, citing they were medically unfit.
Justice S.N. Aggarwal asked the airline to file their reply by Jan 22.
Garb, who served the airlines for 25 years, pleaded with the court to set aside the termination order as it violated her fundamental rights.
“The order of dispensing of the services by the authority is without application of mind, illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the services regulations and standing orders and therefore untenable in law or liable to be set aside,” her petition contended.
Justifying its action, the airlines had said these airhostesses were sacked as they were declared medically unfit to fly by a medical board and they refused to accept alternative ground jobs offered to them.
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