Contempt plea on non-maintenance of aircraft: HC asks Go First RP to file affidavit
Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Resolution Professional (RP) of crisis-hit Go First to file an affidavit on a plea by a lessor seeking contempt action against him for allegedly not complying with the court order to allow inspection and maintenance of aircraft. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju made it clear that the orders of the court are required to be complied with in letter and spirit failing which further orders would need to be passed.
The high court said the main assets in this case are the aircraft, and if they are not maintained, it is a problem and detriment to everybody.
«Let an affidavit be filed (by RP) by December 10. It is made clear that the orders of this court are required to be complied with in letter and spirit. List on December 12,» the judge said.
The court was hearing a petition filed by one of the lessors- DAE (SY 22) 13 Ireland Designated Activity Company- seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against the RP for not complying with the court's orders.
The plea said aircraft were not being maintained by the RP, documents needed were not being provided to them, and even inspections, as directed by the court, were not being allowed.
Several other lessors also raised similar issues orally.
The court is seized of several petitions by Go First's lessors seeking deregistration of their planes by aviation regulator DGCA so they could take them back from the airline.
During the hearing, senior advocate Kevic Setalvad, representing the lessor in the contempt plea, said in an earlier order of the court, it has been recorded that the RP will maintain the aircraft. However, the condition of the airplanes leased to Go First was deteriorating in the absence of proper maintenance, Setalvad said.
