High Court dismisses plea seeking to stop flight operations of SpiceJet

  

On Monday, the High Court of Delhi dismissed a plea seeking to stop flight operations of air carrier SpiceJet in the wake of several incidents of technical malfunction that have been lately reported.

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma & Justice Subramonium Prasad said that the Aircraft Act provides a robust mechanism in respect of the aviation industry & the Court can't stop an airline from operating in the country based on the averments (allegations) made in a plea.

The plea by an Advocate, Rahul Bhardwaj, had also sought a commission to inquire into whether the operations of SpiceJet are being properly managed. The domestic carrier has been in the headlines lately over various incidents. 

Earlier in July, the aviation regulator - the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) - issued a warning notice, stating the budget carrier had failed to establish its services were safe, efficient & reliable.

In its notice, the regulator highlighted that its review found poor internal safety oversight & inadequate maintenance actions (as most of the incidents are related to either component failure or system related failure). 

Several snags have been reported on the flights operated by the airline recently. Since May, at least nine incidents have been reported.

DGCA notice read, “From the above it may be deduced that SpiceJet Ltd. has failed to establish safe, efficient & reliable air services under terms of Rule 134 & Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937. Now, therefore, the Accountable Manager of M/s SpiceJet Ltd. is hereby called upon to Show Cause within 3 weeks of receipt of this Notice as to why action should not be taken against the airline. In case no reply is received within the stipulated period, the matter will be proceeded ex-parte."

A couple of days ago, a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Srinagar was held up for 6 hours amid surprise checks by the regulator.

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