The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld an order directing budget airlines SpiceJet to ground three of its engines for defaulting on payment to French engines lessors. .A Division Bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Amit Bansal refused to interfere with single-judge's order directing SpiceJet to ground the engines..The single-judge had passed an order on August 14, directing SpiceJet to ground three engines leased from two French lessors after the airline defaulted on rental lease payments.The airlines then challenged the same before a Division Bench.The single-judge had ordered SpiceJet to ground three engines by August 16 and return them to lessors, Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS, in 15 days.The Court passed the order on pleas filed by Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS claiming that SpiceJet owes them several million dollars.The Court ruled that SpiceJet is a defaulter and has no legal and contractual right to continue using the engines..Senior Advocate Amit Sibal with advocates K Sasiprabhu, Kartikeya Asthana, Sanjeevi Seshadari, Manan Shishodia, Darpan Sachdeva and Ankit Handa represented the SpiceJet.Senior Advocate Raj Shekar Rao with advocates Anandh Venkataramni, Saket Satapathy, Anubhav Dutta, Mansi Tyagi, Akshita Totla, Rishit Vamadalal, Vishkha Gupta, Devvrat Singh and J Shivam Kumar represented Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld an order directing budget airlines SpiceJet to ground three of its engines for defaulting on payment to French engines lessors. .A Division Bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Amit Bansal refused to interfere with single-judge's order directing SpiceJet to ground the engines..The single-judge had passed an order on August 14, directing SpiceJet to ground three engines leased from two French lessors after the airline defaulted on rental lease payments.The airlines then challenged the same before a Division Bench.The single-judge had ordered SpiceJet to ground three engines by August 16 and return them to lessors, Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS, in 15 days.The Court passed the order on pleas filed by Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS claiming that SpiceJet owes them several million dollars.The Court ruled that SpiceJet is a defaulter and has no legal and contractual right to continue using the engines..Senior Advocate Amit Sibal with advocates K Sasiprabhu, Kartikeya Asthana, Sanjeevi Seshadari, Manan Shishodia, Darpan Sachdeva and Ankit Handa represented the SpiceJet.Senior Advocate Raj Shekar Rao with advocates Anandh Venkataramni, Saket Satapathy, Anubhav Dutta, Mansi Tyagi, Akshita Totla, Rishit Vamadalal, Vishkha Gupta, Devvrat Singh and J Shivam Kumar represented Team France 01 SAS and Sunbird France 02 SAS