DGCA to staff: Do not audit companies with ‘conflict of interest’

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in a move to control instances of nepotism in regulation, has reiterated that employees should not audit companies, where there is a conflict of interest.

“Avoidance of ‘conflict of interest’ is a Sine qua non of good governance. Instances of DGCA officers participating in meetings/spot checks have come to notice in which this golden rule has been given a go-bye. Therefore, this intervention is made to reiterate that under no circumstances, any of DGCA officials shall partake in deliberations/spot checks or any other official engagement, where he or she has a ‘conflict of interest’… It may be noted that integrity and credibility of DGCA is supreme and any comp