Mangalore airport management to Adani company; High Court reserves judgment – Karnataka

Bangalore: The High Court on Wednesday reserved its hearing on a petition challenging the central government’s decision to hand over the operation, maintenance and development responsibilities of Mangalore International Airport to Adani. Mangalore Airport. A PIL provisional petition filed by the Authority’s Employees Union was brought before a divisional bench headed by CJ Satishchandra Sharma.

The plaintiffs listened to the defense, completed the hearing, and reserved the verdict. Senior lawyer Asoka Haranahalli, who argued on behalf of the petitioner, said the agreement to lease the Mangalore station to Adani for 50 years was unilateral. The government will be at a loss as it does not state how much revenue will be earned during the lease, he said. Additional Solicitor General M.B. The operation, maintenance and development of the airport, in partnership with Naragund, a government-private partnership, was made in 2004.

The court should not intervene at this stage. The High Court upheld the decision of the private company to manage the Thiruvananthapuram airport in Kerala. Advocate Santosh Nagaralai, appearing on behalf of the Indian Airports Authority, said only 7 out of 18 services were leased. 11 services are with the authority. The bid has been leased in the same manner as the central government policy, he said.