AIR INDIA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the applicability of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 to Air India, rejecting the argument that the repeal of the Air Corporations Act, 1953 nullified the Air India Employees Service Regulations, 1963. The Court interpreted Section 8 of the Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings & Repeal) Act, 1994, affirming that employees' terms and conditions of service were preserved despite the repeal. Consequently, the Court dismissed Air India's appeal, affirming the High Court's ruling on the certification of Standing Orders.