Celebi Airport Services Moves HC After Govt Revokes Clearance

The Company Said BCAS's Decision To Scrap Their Clearance Was Unsustainable And Vague In Law

- Neha LM Tripathi

NEW DELHI: Turkish-founded ground-handling firm Celebi Airport Services India on Friday challenged the revocation of its security clearance in the Delhi high court even as aviation officials said airport operations nationwide continued without disruption as alternative arrangements were implemented.

In its plea, expected to be heard on Monday, the company said the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security's (BCAS's) decision on Thursday to revoke its clearance by merely citing national security, without specific justification, was "vague" and "unsustainable in law."

The petition claimed BCAS's order failed to disclose how Celebi posed a threat to national security and that it would impact 3,791 jobs and investor confidence. "Mere rhetoric of national security without elaborating upon in what manner is an entity a threat to national security is unsustainable in law," the company said in the filing, Reuters reported.