Reopening of HAL airport: HC seeks renegotiation report

Bangalore: The high court on Tuesday directed the stakeholders in the BIA to place before it the renegotiation report with regards to reopening of HAL airport, which was closed to commercial flights simultaneously with the inauguration of BIA.
The division Bench headed by Justice K L Manjunath, the special Bench constituted to hear the batch of cases challenging the closure HAL airport, posted the matter to August 17 for further hearing.
On May 23, 2008 midnight the BIAL was opened. On that day, while refusing to stay the notification regarding HAL Airport's closure, the court had recorded the submission of Central government counsel that HAL airport can be reopened if the parties agree for that after the renegotiation process is over. The Centre had sought 12 weeks time for that exercise.
On April 16, 2008 after refusing to pass any interim order as such on the closure of HAL airport, the court had directed the Union and state governments and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to immediately renegotiate with BIAL regarding two key aspects suggested by the 131st report of Parliamentary standing committee on transport, tourism and culture.
12/08/09 Times of India

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Categories: Airports Aug 2009