The Court directs GoI and AAI to re-negotiate the BIAL contract

April 16, 2008 Comments Off on The Court directs GoI and AAI to re-negotiate the BIAL contract 189 Views

The persons who filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court of Karnataka, have won a victory today. It may not be all what they wanted, but it is a victory.

A bench of the High Court headed by the Honourable Chief Justice, today directed the Union of India and the Airports Authority of India to re-negotiate the Concession Agreement with BIAL consortium (promoters of the Bengaluru International Airport or BIA) and arrive at a situation where the inconvenience caused to the public is minimised, if not removed altogether.

This is a golden opportunity for us to redress the anti-competitive flaws in the contract and ensure a long term solution that truly delivers the airport with all the positive aspects of Public Private Partnership (PPP) enshrined.

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About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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