AIR INDIA ETC. ETC. vs NERGESH MEERZA & ORS. ETC. ETC.

The Supreme Court held that the retirement provisions for Air Hostesses under the Air India Employees Service Regulations, specifically Regulations 46 and 47, violated Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India due to discriminatory practices based on gender. The Court found the retirement age of 35 years for marriage within four years and the provision for retirement upon first pregnancy to be arbitrary and unreasonable. The judgment emphasized that such regulations constituted a clear infringement of the rights guaranteed under Articles 14 and 15(1), leading to the conclusion that the service conditions were unconstitutional.