Delhi HC Asks DGCA To Deregister Six Aircraft of Spice Jet Air Lines
19 March, New Delhi
Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, to deregister six aircraft given on lease to airline Spice Jet by two Irish firms.
Justice Rajiv Shakdher, while issuing the direction to DGCA, also said that the aviation regulator will decide in two weeks, the Irish firms’ plea to export the planes, majority of which are Boeing 737 aircraft.
Currently, SpiceJet operates 32 aircraft. The judgement came on the pleas of the two Irish firms which had moved the court seeking directions to DGCA to deregister the aircraft they had given on lease to SpiceJet and for which the airline had allegedly not paid dues. Reacting to the High Court ruling, SpiceJet said it would take further course of action but only after evaluating the order.