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Mint
26-05-2025
- Business
- Mint
Celebi Row: Bombay HC halts Mumbai airport's final call on ground services bids till June
The Bombay High Court on Monday, May 26, temporarily restrained Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from finalising tenders for ground and bridge handling services. The court ruled that the temporary halt will continue until Turkish firm Celebi's plea challenging the termination of its contract is heard when the court reopens in June. This interim order was issued by a vacation bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan. The court order bars MIAL from taking any final decision on tenders floated on May 17 for a new ground handling agency. The revocation of security clearance of Celebi came amid backlash in India over Turkey's support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. The company had moved the High Court last week against revocation of its security clearance and subsequent termination of its contract with MIAL. Celebi's plea was mentioned before Justice Sundaresan seeking urgent relief against any decision on the tenders issued by MIAL on May 17. The court said no final decision shall be taken on the tenders till the pleas filed by Celebi are heard post reopening of the court in June. Turkiye-based airport ground handling services major Celebi's subsidiary had moved HC last week against revocation of its security clearance and subsequent termination of its contract with MIAL. Three petitions were filed by Celebi Nas Airport Services India, which operated at the Mumbai airport, challenging the Centre's decision to revoke the security clearance and contract termination. The pleas said the decisions were arbitrary and illegal and sought that they be set aside. Celebi holds 59 per cent capital of Celebi Nas Airport Services India Private Limited. The petition sought suspension and annulment of the administrative decision of security clearance cancellation granted by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under Ministry of Civil Aviation of India. It also sought annulment of terminations of Bridge Mounted Equipment Service Agreement and the Concession Agreement, and Ground Handling Services by MIAL. By way of interim relief, Celebi had sought HC to restrain MIAL from taking any final decision on the tenders issued on May 17 for the selection of a new ground handling agency for these services. Two other Celebi subsidiaries, namely Celebi Airport Services India and Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India, had earlier this month moved the Delhi High Court against the security clearance revocation and cancellation of contracts by the Delhi airport operator.
Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
HC restrains MIAL from taking final decision on Celebi ground services contract till June
The Bombay High Court on Monday temporarily halted Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from finalising tenders for ground and bridge handling services until Turkish firm Celebi's plea against its contract termination is heard after the court reopens in June. This interim order, issued by a vacation bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan, ensures that no action is taken on the tenders until Celebi's legal challenges, stemming from the revocation of its security clearance and contract termination, are heard post-court reopening in June. Amid the backlash in India over Turkiye's support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, India's aviation security regulator BCAS earlier this month revoked the security clearance of Celebi Airport Services India on grounds related to national security with immediate effect. The company had moved the High Court last week against revocation of its security clearance and subsequent termination of its contract with MIAL. Celebi's plea was mentioned before Justice Sundaresan seeking urgent relief against any decision on the tenders issued by MIAL on May 17. The court said no final decision shall be taken on the tenders till the pleas filed by Celebi are heard post reopening of the court in June. Turkiye-based airport ground handling services major Celebi's subsidiary had moved HC last week against revocation of its security clearance and subsequent termination of its contract with MIAL. Three petitions were filed by Celebi Nas Airport Services India, which operated at the Mumbai airport, challenging the Centre's decision to revoke the security clearance and contract termination. The pleas said the decisions were arbitrary and illegal and sought that they be set aside. Celebi holds 59 per cent capital of Celebi Nas Airport Services India Private petition sought suspension and annulment of the administrative decision of security clearance cancellation granted by Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under Ministry of Civil Aviation of India. It also sought annulment of terminations of Bridge Mounted Equipment Service Agreement and the Concession Agreement, and Ground Handling Services by MIAL. By way of interim relief, Celebi had sought HC to restrain MIAL from taking any final decision on the tenders issued on May 17 for the selection of a new ground handling agency for these services. Two other Celebi subsidiaries, namely Celebi Airport Services India and Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India, had earlier this month moved the Delhi High Court against the security clearance revocation and cancellation of contracts by the Delhi airport operator.
Economic Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Supreme Court upholds toll-free status for DND Flyway, ending controversy over toll charges
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The DND flyway will remain toll-free, as the Supreme Court of India on Friday dismissed the Noida Toll Bridge Company 's petition seeking a review of its December order that prohibited the company from collecting toll charges on the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, a crucial route connecting Delhi and Noida, Uttar DND flyway, which has been operational since 2001, has drastically reduced traffic congestion and travel time between Delhi and Noida. Before the Allahabad High Court decision that halted the collection of these toll charges, commuters were charged Rs 28 for a one-way trip or Rs 56 for a round trip on the the counsel, appearing for the toll firm, on Friday said that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report relied upon by the apex court had some positive remarks on the company that the SC order did not reflect, a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant dismissed the petition, saying the CAG report was an 'eye opener' and the company had "minted a lot of money".The top court, however, while referring to NTBCL official Pradeep Puri petition seeking deletion of personal remarks against him in the judgement, said it would reproduce the CAG report in this on the development in the SC, NTBCL in its official statement said that it 'would be evaluating further legal options, with a view to continue safeguarding the interest of the company, the flyway, stakeholders and nearly 60000 investors.'On December 20, in a big relief to commuters, the apex court had upheld a 2016 decision by the HC halted the collection of these toll charges, while dismissing the NTBCL's the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for allowing a toll company to exploit users indefinitely, the apex court said the contract awarded to NTBCL through a Concession Agreement by state authorities and NOIDA was unfair, unjust and inconsistent with Constitutional norms and NOIDA exceeded its authority by delegating the power to levy fees or impose tolls to the company, 'rendering such delegation invalid.'The Concession Agreement was executed between NTBCL, Noida and the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) in 1997 for the construction of the eight-lane DND flyway, stretching 9.2 km from Noida to Delhi, under the build-own-operate-transfer model. NTBCL, which was promoted by Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, had the rights to collect and levy a report from the CAG, the bench noted that NTBCL had already recovered both the construction cost and a fair profit since the flyway opened in 2001. "The sum of Rs 1,136 crore, i.e. the total expenses incurred by NTBCL are based on the statutory accounts from 2001 to March 2016. This sum includes all the unrecovered project costs added before the date of commissioning of the project and the inflated and unnecessary expenditures undertaken by NTBCL such as, travelling expenses, legal fees, extraordinary salaries and bonuses to employees, etc," it said, adding "it seems to us that no person or entity can be allowed to make an undue and unjust profit from public property, at the cost of the public at large."The Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations had moved the HC challenging the levy and collection of toll in the name of 'user fee' by NTBCL.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Supreme Court upholds toll-free status for DND Flyway, ending controversy over toll charges
The DND flyway will remain toll-free, as the Supreme Court of India on Friday dismissed the Noida Toll Bridge Company 's petition seeking a review of its December order that prohibited the company from collecting toll charges on the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) flyway, a crucial route connecting Delhi and Noida, Uttar Pradesh. #Operation Sindoor India-Pakistan Clash Live Updates| Missiles, shelling, and attacks — here's all that's happening Pakistani Air Force jet shot down in Pathankot by Indian Air Defence: Sources India on high alert: What's shut, who's on leave, and state-wise emergency measures The DND flyway, which has been operational since 2001, has drastically reduced traffic congestion and travel time between Delhi and Noida. Before the Allahabad High Court decision that halted the collection of these toll charges, commuters were charged Rs 28 for a one-way trip or Rs 56 for a round trip on the expressway. While the counsel, appearing for the toll firm, on Friday said that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report relied upon by the apex court had some positive remarks on the company that the SC order did not reflect, a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant dismissed the petition, saying the CAG report was an 'eye opener' and the company had "minted a lot of money". The top court, however, while referring to NTBCL official Pradeep Puri petition seeking deletion of personal remarks against him in the judgement, said it would reproduce the CAG report in this regard. Reacting on the development in the SC, NTBCL in its official statement said that it 'would be evaluating further legal options, with a view to continue safeguarding the interest of the company, the flyway, stakeholders and nearly 60000 investors.' On December 20, in a big relief to commuters, the apex court had upheld a 2016 decision by the HC halted the collection of these toll charges, while dismissing the NTBCL's appeal. Criticising the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for allowing a toll company to exploit users indefinitely, the apex court said the contract awarded to NTBCL through a Concession Agreement by state authorities and NOIDA was unfair, unjust and inconsistent with Constitutional norms and NOIDA exceeded its authority by delegating the power to levy fees or impose tolls to the company, 'rendering such delegation invalid.' The Concession Agreement was executed between NTBCL, Noida and the Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) in 1997 for the construction of the eight-lane DND flyway, stretching 9.2 km from Noida to Delhi, under the build-own-operate-transfer model. NTBCL, which was promoted by Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, had the rights to collect and levy toll. Citing a report from the CAG, the bench noted that NTBCL had already recovered both the construction cost and a fair profit since the flyway opened in 2001. "The sum of Rs 1,136 crore, i.e. the total expenses incurred by NTBCL are based on the statutory accounts from 2001 to March 2016. This sum includes all the unrecovered project costs added before the date of commissioning of the project and the inflated and unnecessary expenditures undertaken by NTBCL such as, travelling expenses, legal fees, extraordinary salaries and bonuses to employees, etc," it said, adding "it seems to us that no person or entity can be allowed to make an undue and unjust profit from public property, at the cost of the public at large." The Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations had moved the HC challenging the levy and collection of toll in the name of 'user fee' by NTBCL.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
DND flyway to remain toll free as SC junks Noida Toll Bridge Co's review plea
The DND flyway will remain toll-free. The Supreme Court dismissed Noida Toll Bridge Company's review petition. This upholds an earlier decision halting toll collection on the Delhi-Noida Direct flyway. The court cited a CAG report indicating the company had already recovered costs and profits. The court criticised NOIDA for allowing indefinite exploitation of users. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The DND flyway will remain toll-free, as the Supreme Court of India (SC) on Friday dismissed the Noida Toll Bridge Company 's (NTBCL) review comes in response to a plea filed by NTBCL seeking a review of its December order, which prohibited the company from collecting toll charges on the Delhi- Noida Direct (DND) flyway, a crucial route connecting Delhi and Noida, Uttar 2016, the Supreme Court had upheld a 2016 decision by the Allahabad High Court , which had halted toll collection on the flyway. The SC had also dismissed NTBCL's appeal on December DND flyway, which has been in operation since 2001, significantly reduced traffic congestion and travel time between Delhi and Noida. Prior to the High Court ruling, commuters had to pay Rs 28 for a one-way trip or Rs 56 for a round trip on the the SC had criticised the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) for permitting a toll company to exploit users indefinitely, stating that the contract awarded to NTBCL through a Concession Agreement was unfair, unjust, and inconsistent with constitutional norms. The court also ruled that NOIDA had exceeded its authority by allowing the company to impose toll charges, rendering such a delegation of power Concession Agreement, signed in 1997 between NTBCL, Noida, and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), was for the construction of the eight-lane DND flyway, which stretches 9.2 km from Noida to Delhi, under the build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) model. NTBCL, promoted by IL&FS, had the right to levy and collect to a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the SC bench noted that NTBCL had already recovered both the construction cost and a fair profit since the flyway's opening in 2001. The report stated that NTBCL had incurred Rs 1,136 crore in expenses, including unrecovered project costs and inflated expenditures on items such as travel, legal fees, and excessive employee salaries and bonuses. The court emphasised that no entity should be allowed to make unjust profit from public property at the expense of the Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Associations had previously challenged the toll collection in the High Court, leading to the suspension of the toll charges.
