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Friday, January 24, 2014

HC Nod to Scrap INS Vikrant

INS VikrantIt is finally curtains down on India’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, as the Bombay High Court has given the Navy its go-ahead to scrap it.

The High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Union Government to convert the carrier in to a maritime museum.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M S Sanklecha rejected the PIL filed by Kiran Paigankar, holding that the Navy’s decision to scrap the decommissioned aircraft carrier could not be termed unreasonable or arbitrary.

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