Pillai's right to travel, the judge wrote, "cannot be impeded only because it is not in sync with [the] policy perspective of the executive … Criticism, by an individual, may not be palatable; even so, it cannot be muzzled".
The new chief executive drew criticism from staff for saying he would be changing the company's pay and pension scheme, cutting premium pay for Sundays.
The bad news climaxed with the departure of Lukas Mühlemann, the chairman and chief executive, amid criticism of his expansion strategy and the company's poor profit performance.
"It is clear that this accident was the result of multiple equipment failures and human mistakes involving many companies," said Tony Hayward, who is stepping down as BP's chief executive after criticism of his handling of the spill.
Tony Hayward, BP's chief executive, drew criticism on Sunday when he said his company's sampling of water had suggested that all the leaking oil was coming to the surface, despite several reports from independent researchers that underwater plumes were stretching for miles.
He singled out the two biggest parties in the Stormont Executive for criticism.
Stewart Regan has no plans to resign as Scottish FA chief executive despite criticism of his handling of the crisis resulting from Rangers' demise.
Travis Kalanick, Uber's chief executive, rejected criticisms that the service violated city rules against prearranged yellow-taxi rides.
While this pay posture is understandable, it raises a question: Should a rising stock price inoculate top executives from criticism over their pay?
Executives face criticism all the time, but the coverage of Sandberg is different: vicious and unsparing.
