Delhi High Court today pulled up the striking Piolts and Air India Management for their rigid attitude and appointed a Council to assist in resolving the stand- off. The Court heard the case after initiating the contempt case against the Pilots. Yesterday, the Court had directed the pilots to end their strike immediately and also asked the management to consider their demands. The striking pilots maintained that they will call off there strike if the derecognition of their union is revoked and its three sacked office bearers are reinstated. Meanwhile, the stalemate between the pilots and Air Management continues with the strike entering the seventh day today. The Government has however made it clear that talks will be held only after the pilots call off their strike and resume duties. Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi said that government will wait and abide by the court's order in the Contempt of Court proceedings initiated on the plea of the Air India management. The passengers meanwhile, continue to have a harrowing time with not many alternative arrangements made by the Air India management and the private airlines charging exorbitant rates. Taking note of the sharp increase in air fares and the hassles being faced by the AI passengers, aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation had directed private airlines not to take advantage of the strike by hiking air fares. It also granted private airlines' permission to operate flights on some of the routes where Air India operated before the pilots' strike, to lessen the impact of flight cancellation on passengers.