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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ruled that Akasa Air can proceed in Mumbai with its suit seeking contractual damages from pilots who had allegedly exited the company, without serving a notice period...
Earlier on Monday, the court had reserved its order on the issue of whether it has jurisdiction to hear the suit filed by Akasa Air against five pilots who have resigned from the company without serving the mandatory notice period...
Originally, Akasha Air had approached the High Court seeking compensation of Rs 21 crore from six pilots for allegedly leaving the carrier without a proper notice period...
The company, SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd, that operates Akasha Air had argued that these pilots had abruptly exited the company without serving a mandatory six-month notice period...
The company was seeking the courts intervention to direct these pilots to pay Rs 18 lakh for breach of contract and Rs 21 crore for damages to the airlines reputation due to flight cancellations, rescheduling and grounding..
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