The Supreme Court has ordered that the mandate by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to use CNG vehicles in Delhi airport will apply only to buses and coaches..It, therefore, modified NGT’s November 2017 order to exclude “other vehicles” at the airport from having to comply with the CNG mandate..The Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan passed the order while disposing of civil appeals filed by the Federation of Indian Airlines and a group of airline catering companies against the following direction of the NGT,.“7. All the coaches/buses and other vehicles plying at the airport should be CNG and must comply with the prescribed emission standards. Non-CNG buses/coaches or other vehicles plying at the airport, should be converted to CNG within six months from today.”.The NGT had directed that its order be complied with by May 24, 2018. However, after the appellants challenged this direction, the Supreme Court granted a stay on the blanket mandate on May 22..The appellants contended that the said direction was made without assigning any reason. It was further submitted that a host of different types of vehicles were plying in airports, some of which could not run on CNG. The direction would thus cause operational disruptions to the service of meals on flights..The Supreme Court concluded that their grievances appeared justified. Therefore, it curtailed the effect of the NGT order to confine it to buses/coaches in the airport. The Court held,.“In our view, the grievance raised by the appellants seems to be justified. We, therefore, modify Direction No. 7 by removing the words “other vehicles” therefrom, meaning thereby, the direction shall be confined to coaches and buses.”.The main appeal of Naran International was filed by AOR Ranjeeta Rohatgi, who appeared along with Phoenix Legal Partner Mrinal Ojha..Khaitan & Co Partners Ajay Bhargava and Vanita Bhargava appeared for airport ground handlers like Air India Sats, the Bird Group, Celebi Airport Services and Indamer Mjets Airport Services. Link Legal Partner Milanka Chaudhury along with Abhishek Sharma represented DIAL..Read the Order:
The Supreme Court has ordered that the mandate by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to use CNG vehicles in Delhi airport will apply only to buses and coaches..It, therefore, modified NGT’s November 2017 order to exclude “other vehicles” at the airport from having to comply with the CNG mandate..The Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan passed the order while disposing of civil appeals filed by the Federation of Indian Airlines and a group of airline catering companies against the following direction of the NGT,.“7. All the coaches/buses and other vehicles plying at the airport should be CNG and must comply with the prescribed emission standards. Non-CNG buses/coaches or other vehicles plying at the airport, should be converted to CNG within six months from today.”.The NGT had directed that its order be complied with by May 24, 2018. However, after the appellants challenged this direction, the Supreme Court granted a stay on the blanket mandate on May 22..The appellants contended that the said direction was made without assigning any reason. It was further submitted that a host of different types of vehicles were plying in airports, some of which could not run on CNG. The direction would thus cause operational disruptions to the service of meals on flights..The Supreme Court concluded that their grievances appeared justified. Therefore, it curtailed the effect of the NGT order to confine it to buses/coaches in the airport. The Court held,.“In our view, the grievance raised by the appellants seems to be justified. We, therefore, modify Direction No. 7 by removing the words “other vehicles” therefrom, meaning thereby, the direction shall be confined to coaches and buses.”.The main appeal of Naran International was filed by AOR Ranjeeta Rohatgi, who appeared along with Phoenix Legal Partner Mrinal Ojha..Khaitan & Co Partners Ajay Bhargava and Vanita Bhargava appeared for airport ground handlers like Air India Sats, the Bird Group, Celebi Airport Services and Indamer Mjets Airport Services. Link Legal Partner Milanka Chaudhury along with Abhishek Sharma represented DIAL..Read the Order:
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