Chennai: Law authorises the department of civil aviation to develop and provide consultancy, construction or management services and undertake operations in the country and abroad in relation to airports.
Under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, the publication of a request for qualification (RFQ) and processing the same by inviting tender bids for operation, management and transfer of Chennai airport by entering into a contract necessary for discharge of functions of the ministry, were well within the powers conferred. The RFQ was only preliminary.
This has been stated by the department in an affidavit before the Madras High Court to a writ petition by the Airports Authority Employees’ Union questioning the validity of the decision to privatise Chennai airport, both national and international. The petition was filed on the grounds of a violation of the Act and also as being ultra vires of the Constitution.
08/02/14 The Hindu
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Under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Act, the publication of a request for qualification (RFQ) and processing the same by inviting tender bids for operation, management and transfer of Chennai airport by entering into a contract necessary for discharge of functions of the ministry, were well within the powers conferred. The RFQ was only preliminary.
This has been stated by the department in an affidavit before the Madras High Court to a writ petition by the Airports Authority Employees’ Union questioning the validity of the decision to privatise Chennai airport, both national and international. The petition was filed on the grounds of a violation of the Act and also as being ultra vires of the Constitution.
08/02/14 The Hindu
