Akasa pilots question HC’s jurisdiction
₹18 lakh for breach of contract and ₹21 crore per pilot for damages to its reputation. A bench led by Justice S.M.
Modak heard Akasa’s arguments. The pilots have started submissions and will continue with arguments on 25 September.
Janak Dwarkadas, the senior counsel appearing for Akasa, told the court that the pilots were required to serve a six-month notice after resigning and, according to the terms of the contracts, disputes were to be filed in Mumbai. Responding to the pilots’ contention on the court’s jurisdiction, Dwarkadas argued that since the pilots had executed their agreements in Mumbai and the company had received their resignation notices in Mumbai, the cause of action, which is a breach of the contract, arose in Mumbai.
Hence, the suit was maintainable before the Bombay HC, he said. “The training agreement specified that the term for training was for two years and in the event the pilot breached this agreement, an amount of ₹18 lakh would be payable to the company by each pilot," the senior counsel said.
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