BCAS under CAT scanner for flouting government rules

Kolkata: Even as Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-the airline industry's apex watchdog body on safety in the skies-struggles to extricate itself from Central Vigilance Commission's charges against 21 officials that range from breach of government rules to abuse of position to favour airlines, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)-the agency that deals with security on the ground-may also come under the scanner over flouting government rules and procedures.
A case of senior BCAS officials abusing their positions and levelling frivolous allegations against a colleague-assistant commissioner of security SK Lodh-came to light in a judgment by the Central Administrative Tribunal. In the order, the CAT court ruled that the official he had been victimised for not toeing the line of seniors who had made persistent unreasonable requests on issuing of airport entry passes that could compromise security at the Kolkata airport.
06/08/12 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2012