Air India's Board of Directors have constituted an independent committee, headed by Mr Justice (retd) D.N. Dharmadhikari of the Supreme Court to address the wage and human resource-related issues after the merger of Indian Airlines Ltd and Air India Ltd.

The committee, which has the approval of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, constitutes Prof Ravi Dholakia (IIM-Ahmedabad) and Shri Rajeshwar Dayal (Director retd DPE) as Members and Shri Syed Nasir Ali as Member-Secretary.

It will examine the principles of integration across various cadres and determination of level and seniority. The committee will also looking into issues related to pay parity between all employees, harmonise work conditions, examine retirement benefits and make recommendations with respect to the general principle parameters of the productivity linked incentive schemes.

Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court dismissed the petition challenging the merger of the two erstwhile entities.

The petition was filed by Air India Aircraft Engineers Associations of erstwhile Air India Ltd and All India Aircraft Engineers Association of erstwhile Indian Airlines Ltd.

These two engineers associations had filed a petition under the Companies Act-1959 on the ground that due process of law was not followed on merger, their impending wage arrears and other settlements.

Air India Aircraft Engineers Associations entered into an MoU with NACIL (now Air India) towards their wage settlement on October 10, 2007, and withdrew their petition. The All India Aircraft Engineers Association continued to pursue the matter, though it was derecognised by the management on May 26, 2010.

On April 7, 2011, when the case was listed for hearing before the Delhi High Court, no one appeared on behalf of the petitioner, and the matter was dismissed.

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