SC says INS Viraat pvt property now, indicates lifting stay on dismantling
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New Delhi, April 5 : The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it may lift the stay on the dismantling of India s decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat. However, it asked a private firm, which is keen to convert it into a museum, to submit its reply on the marine surveyor report which concluded that Viraat is a dead structure, and in a totally grounded situation.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde and comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said: the ship is now a private property. 40 percent of it has already been dismantled and it cannot be given status of aircraft carrier now. In February, the top court had barred further dismantling of INS Viraat which was in service with the Indian Navy for nearly three decades. It has been beached in Gujarat s ship-breaking yard of Alang since Septem
SC seeks private firm s reply on dismantling status of decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat
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Synopsis Viraat had reached the Alang ship breaking yard from Mumbai in September last year and the dismantling process was going on.
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The Supreme Court Monday asked the private firm seeking to preserve India s decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat and convert it into museum, to file its response on the report of status of dismantling of the warship. The centaur-class aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, was in service with the Indian Navy for 29 years before being decommissioned in March 2017.
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The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it is inclined to accept the Marine Surveyor s report that has stated that the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat is a dead.
Nearly Impossible To Reassemble Aircraft Carrier Viraat Now: Shipbreaker Nearly Impossible To Reassemble Aircraft Carrier Viraat Now: Shipbreaker Over 40 per cent of the dismantling work has been completed so far, said Mukesh Patel, Chairman of Shree Ram Group, that bought the ship at an auction in July last year for Rs 38.54 crore.
Supreme Court has ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat .
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat , but a Gujarat-based ship-breaker who has purchased it said it is now too late for any restoration effort.