Supreme Court of India

The Joint Action Commitiee of Airlines Pilots Associations of India & Ors. v. The Director General of Civil Aviation & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1019

Bench P. Sathasivam and Dr. B.S. Chauhan JJ.

Decided 3 May 2011

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not find any force in the appeal, it is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 25

From the headnote

Aircraft Act, 1934 - ss. 4A, 5 and 5A - Executive instructions regarding air safety - Issuance of Circular dated c 29.05.2008 by Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to the effect that Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) dated 27.07.2007 had been kept in abeyance - Pending finalisation of CAR 2007, revival of old Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) 2811992 - Validity and propriety of Circular dated 29. 05. 2008 - Challenge to - Held: CAR 2007 is neither a statute nor a subordinate legisiation - They are merely executive instructions which can be termed as special directions - There was

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