HC dismisses Akbar Travels’ petition against termination of services

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition filed by private contractor Akbar Travels challenging the termination of their ground handling services for Air India at the Mumbai airport.
Their services were terminated on grounds of security threat following reports from the Intelligence Bureau (IB).
Division bench of Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice S C Dharmadhikari dismissed the petition stating that they did not want to interfere in the security affairs based on the IB report.
The court’s order states there is not public interest demand and they “cannot indulge in guess work and hold that the inputs do not endanger the security of the airport.”
The judges held that “these are matters are better left to the authorities in charge of security of the vital installations as they are in-charge of laying down standards and norms for protecting and safeguarding them.”
“They act in public interest and when no mala fides are alleged their actions ought not to be interfered with,” the order states.
The central government was earlier asked to produce the IB report following the petition filed by the travels which provides vehicles for ferrying passengers inside the airport to the national carrier Air India.
11/06/09 Indian Express

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