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Delhi HC rejects plea to stop SpiceJet flights after seven mishaps

The issue of non-payment of salary was also highlighted in the plea

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Last year, the DGCA in its audit, revealed that SpiceJet was facing a fund crunch and that its maintenance procedures were concerning

Bhavini Mishra New Delhi
In a relief to SpiceJet, the Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking to cancel its flights in the wake of seven mishaps in the last two months, highlighting that the Aviation Act in itself is good enough to examine this issue.

“The Aviation Act is a robust mechanism in respect to the aviation industry to address the issue. The airlines cannot be told not to operate based on this public interest litigation (PIL),” a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad, said.

The petition was filed by advocate Rahul Bhardwaj, seeking directions to the Ministry

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