'Not convinced': HC on DGCA contempt action
New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday said that it was not prima facie convinced to initiate contempt proceedings against the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for granting exemptions to certain airline operators from implementing the new Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms.
A bench of justice Amit Sharma expressed its reluctance while considering a petition filed by the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the DGCA for allegedly failing to comply with the undertakings given to the court in February and April.
In February, the DGCA had told the HC that the new FDTL norms would be rolled out in two phases. Of the 22 proposed clauses, 15 were scheduled to take ef...
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