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 effect from July 1. The remaining clauses were to be implemented from November 1. FIP's lawyer argued that the DGCA was granting exemptions to several airline operators, including Air India and SpiceJet, from the norms that were implemented from November 1. Defending the relaxation, DGCA's lawyer Anjana Gosain said the exemptions were temporary, limited to six months until March and subject to review. She added that the regulator was empowered to grant such concessions. The court remarked that the DGCA's actions of granting exemptions could form the basis of a separate challenge, but not necessarily contempt....