Begumpet airport now History...
The AP High Court on Monday justified the Centre’s decision to close the Begumpet airport. A division bench while dismissing three writ petitions said the decision to close down the Begumpet airport fell within the realm of a policy decision. The court did not agree with the contentions of the petitioners that there was no specific provisions in the Aircraft Act, 1934 and the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, for the closure of existing airport. Mr S. Srinivas Reddy, a journalist, from Saroornagar, Mr Sreemannarayana Swamy from the city and the Airport Authority Employees’ Union had filed petitions against the closure of the airport. The court said it will not review the decision as it was done in public interest. The bench in its 36-page judgement stated that the government had the power to enter into agreements to develop greenfield airports and take necessary steps in this direction.
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