Mr J Katkoria v Stena Drilling PTE Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 8001901/2024 Held in Aberdeen on 6, 7, 8 and 9 July and 3 August 2026 Employment Judge J Hendry Mr J Katkoria Claimant In Person Stena Drilling PTE Ltd Respondent Represented by: Mr S Jones - Solicitor Judgment The claims for race discrimination not being well founded are dismissed. Reasons

1. The claimant in his ET1 sought findings that he had been discriminated against on the grounds of his race both in relation to his selection for redundancy and the failure to find him alternative work. The claims were opposed. Preliminary Matters

2. It was apparent from the digital file that there had been considerable correspondence between the parties over disclosure of documents. The claimant raised issues relating to disclosure at the start of the hearing. It had been explained to him previously that the tribunal did not have authority to deal directly with matters arising from his SAR and the failure as he saw it of the respondents...

3. The first related to correspondence emails and the like around the appointment of Christopher Shepherd, one of the claimant’s comparators. His position was that if the respondents were to be believed, there were no minutes kept of meetings, no correspondence about his selection and no notes of telephone discussions. The respondent’s position in response was that there were no further documen...

4. The second category related to the certification of Barge Engineers between the period 2023 and 2024 who had been appointed. Mr Jones reiterated that this was not relevant as the only relevant information would relate to the comparator. The third category of documents related to other employees who had been made redundant the claimant's position was that all those at risk were all ultimately...