Kolkata: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) can't evict the Bengal Taxi Association (BTA) from the pre-paid taxi booth at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport till April 30, a special bench of Calcutta high court ruled on Saturday.
Saturday being a holiday, the special bench was set up in the chamber of Justice Dipankar Datta on the directions of Chief Justice J N Patel. It was decided to that the special bench would be set up after BTA complained to the chief justice that AAI had directed it to vacate the booth by April 15 though an appeal was pending before the high court.
According to a petition filed by the BTA, it was running the taxi booth at the airport for several years. After its three-year contract ended on March 31, AAI decided that it would not be automatically renewed as on previous occasions. A fresh tendering process would be initiated to select the next licensee, it was decided by AAI. BTA members, however, submitted in their petition that this was an attempt to hand over the contract to the Progressive Taximen's Union which is headed by state transport minister Madan Mitra.
15/04/12 Times of India
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