Airport privatisation: SC dismisses PIL

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Government's decision to privatise airports.
Court dismissed the appeal against a Delhi High Court verdict dismissing its petition challenging Government's decision to allow 74 per cent private equity in joint ventures for modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports.
A Division Bench of Chief Justice YK Sabharwal and Justice CK Thakker was not satisfied with the appeal by the International Airports Authority of India Officers' Association as some provisions of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, were in conflict with each other.
The Bench observed that the provisions of the Act had to be construed harmoniously and that it was a policy matter to be decided by the Government.
Senior counsel RK Jain submitted on behalf of the Association that the joint ventures contemplated applied only to new airports and not the existing ones, an argument not accepted by the Court.
20/02/08 Press Trust of India/Hindustan Times

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