Multiple choice

In Air India V. Nargesh Meerza (1981) 4SCC 335, the termination of air hostesses on the ground of pregnancy within four years was held to be

  1. violative of the Constitution in being unreasonable and arbitrary as it compelled the air hostesses not to have any children

  2. valid as it not only improved the health of the employee but also helped in boosting up of our family planning programme

  3. valid as otherwise the Corporation would have to incur huge expenditure in recruiting additional air hostesses either on a temporary or <font size="2">an </font>ad-hoc basis

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

 In Air India V. Nargesh Meerza (1981) 4SCC 335, the termination of air hostesses on the ground of pregnancy within four years was held to be violative of the Constitution in being unreasonable and arbitrary as it compelled the air hostesses not to have any children. It was held stating that it is settled law that article 14 strikes at arbitrariness in state action and that the principle of reasonableness "pervades" article 14 like a brooding omnipresence.

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