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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 07.04.2025
INDIAN COMMERCIAL PILOTS ASSOCIATION .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Sanjay Ghose, Sr. Adv.
Through: Ms. Aishwarya Bhatti, ASG
Mr. Pavan Malviya, DD (Legal) DRI and Mr. Nand Kishore Pandey, Consultant (Admin).
INDIAN PILOTS GUILD .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Vivek Kohli, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Ghose, Sr. Adv.
Intervenor.
FEDERATION OF INDIAN PILOTS .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Joseph Pookkatt, Mr. Nilesh Sharma and Mr. Dhawesh Pahuja, Advocates.
Mr. Sanjay Ghose, Sr. Adv.
Intervenor.
JUDGMENT
1. By its order dated 24.02.2025, this Court had passed the following directions:
5. Learned Counsel for the Respondents, on instructions, further submit that the implementation of CAR 2024 will commence from 01.07.2025.
6. The Respondents are bound down to the timelines as set out in their Affidavit dated 19.02.2025.
7. Learned Counsel for the Respondents submit that in view of the Affidavit, nothing further survives in the present Petitions.
8. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners request for some time to take instructions.”
2. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners submit that an Affidavit dated 31.03.2025 has been placed on record on behalf of Respondent/Air India, wherein it is stated that the Respondent/Air India shall submit the Flight Duty Time Limitation Scheme [hereinafter referred to as “FDTL Scheme”] to the Director General of Civil Aviation [hereinafter referred to as “DGCA”] within 15 days of the passing of the final order.
3. Learned Counsel for the DGCA, on instructions, submits that no FDTL Scheme has been received as yet from the Respondent/Air India. Learned ASG as well as the learned Counsel for DGCA submits that the requisite directions necessary in the present Petition have already been passed by the Court on 24.02.2025 and that the Petitioners had sought time to take instructions.
4. In view of the fact that the process of notifying the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) 2024 has already been set into motion, this Court deems it apposite to direct that the Respondent/Air India and any other concerned parties/airlines shall file their respective FDTL Scheme, if any, with DGCA expeditiously and not later than three (3) weeks from today.
5. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners submit that given the directions passed by this Court on 24.02.2025 and today, nothing further survives in the present Petitions and that the Petitions can be disposed of.
6. The Petitions are accordingly disposed of. All pending Application(s) shall stand closed.
7. Needless to add that in the event of any non-compliance, the Petitioners shall be at liberty to approach the appropriate forum albeit in accordance with law.