Kerala: Day after all-party meet seeks revocation, Hardeep Puri says airport privatisation subject to outcome of plea in HC

Reacting to the decision of the Kerala all-party meeting on Thursday seeking revocation of leasing out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the Union Cabinet’s clearance for the airport’s privatisation was subject to the outcome of a petition at the Kerala High Court.

“Then they approached Hon’ble Kerala High Court which dismissed the petition in Dec 2019. Petitioners then filed a SLP (special leave petition) in Hon’ble SC (Supreme Court). Apex Court remitted the matter back to Hon’ble Kerala High Court. There is no stay in the case either by Hon’ble SC or Hon’ble Kerala High Court,” Puri said in a series of tweets.