JUDGMENT

[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing]

Mini Pushkarna, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for directions to the respondent to allow the petitioner to join her duty as Cabin crew without any further delay and to make her due payments of pay and allowances regularly.

2. Perusal of order dated 07.05.2015 passed by this Court shows that the petitioner has already been allowed to join cabin crew duties in an aircraft and she is now undertaking her duties in the international sector, as per duties given by the respondent.

3. During the pendency of the present writ petition, the respondent Air India Limited has become privatized.

4. In view thereof, present writ petition against a private entity would not be maintainable. Thus, CM APPL. 49580/2022 has come to be filed on behalf of respondent no. 1 for dismissal of the present writ petition.

5. As far as the issue of maintainability of the present writ petition after privatization of Air India is concerned, the said issue is no longer res-integra. This issue has been considered by various Courts and it has been held that any writ petition which has been filed prior to privatization of the respondent, w