The article investigates the ongoing tussle between the central government and the Government of Kerala regarding the leasing of the Thiruvananthapuram airport to the private sector. It traces the genesis of the problem and the rationale of the state government demand for a role in the management of the airport.
Despite the central government’s auctioning away of the country’s major airports and Adani Enterprises cornering most of them, Kerala has refused to roll out the red carpet for the corporate giant that secured the lease for the Thiruvananthapuram airport. More than that, as Adani Enterprises is heading towards taking control of the Thiruvananthapuram airport along with five other airports in the country (Mangaluru, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Guwahati), the Government of Kerala (GoK), in alliance with the opposition political parties, has challenged the claims made by the supporters of privatisation and the central government on the grounds of violation of socia
GMR Airports opens its first Duty Free outlet at Kannur International Airport
Posted On: 2021-02-18 06:35:48 (Time Zone: Arizona, USA)
GMR Airports Ltd. (GAL), through its subsidiary, GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd. (GKDFSL), today launched its first Duty Free outlet amid much fanfare and enthusiasm in the Kannur International Airport.
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Supreme Court puts off hearing on Kerala plea against airport privatisation
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State has sought interim stay of HC order on Thiruvananthapuram airport
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State has sought interim stay of HC order on Thiruvananthapuram airport
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde said the court would take up the case again for hearing on the Monday after a fortnight.
The court disagreed when one of the lawyers said the case should slip into a limbo.
“How can it be in limbo when we are seized of it,” Chief Justice Bobde asked.
The State government has sought an interim stay of the Kerala High Court decision on October 19, allowing the Airport Authority of India (AAI) let Adani Enterprises Limited takeover the “operation, management and development” of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Updated Dec 27, 2020 | 11:24 IST
A staffer at Kannur International Airport Limited has been allegedly dismissed from service for his Facebook post critical of the Kerala government. KL Ramesh | Photo Credit: Facebook
New Delhi: A staffer at Kannur International Airport Limited was allegedly dismissed from service for his Facebook post critical of the Kerala government.
In his post, KL Ramesh had criticized Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after which Kannur International Airport Limited Managing Director V Thulasidas has issued a termination order to Ramesh, who was working as superintendent of the Fire and Rescue wing at Kannur International Airport.
Ramesh had hailed the Supreme Court Judgment in connection to Padmanabhaswamy Temple.