The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Collector to take steps to demolish 48 obstacles in the way of Mumbai’s airports that commit air safety violations.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M. S. Karnik was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Yeshwant Shenoy pointing out that there are blatant violations of air safety regulations by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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