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Bombay High Court Lets Celebi Unit Withdraw Plea Over Security Clearance Revocation

Courts have recently backed the government's national-security case for the May revocation, constraining Celebi’s legal options.

Mumbai, India - May 28, 2020: Planes parked at The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. A media tour was conducted witness the preparedness at CSMIA post resuming its domestic air service operation in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times) (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
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Overview

  • A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh P Pooniwalla allowed Celebi Nas to withdraw its Bombay High Court petition and disposed of the case.
  • Celebi’s counsel Chetan Kapadia sought withdrawal "without prejudice to its rights and contention in law," which the court accepted.
  • The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security revoked Celebi’s security clearance on May 15 citing national security, and the Solicitor General later pointed to intelligence inputs supporting the move.
  • On July 7, the Delhi High Court dismissed a similar writ by another Celebi subsidiary challenging the cancellation of the security clearance.
  • In July, the Bombay High Court vacated interim protection and allowed Mumbai International Airport Limited to finalise new tenders after terminating Celebi’s contract, which followed broader contract terminations at multiple airports.