I'd expect the 6mnth rule to be done away with since the situation is not the same as it was 2years ago. The boom's gone and the contracts are being renegotiated across the board, and salary cuts are common. Why would DGCA want to still keep this rule? It surely doesn't seem to serve the interest of any airline, more so, in today's times it would favour anyone who'd signed the contract then. Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the pole... Life goes on.