HC notice on plea challenging handing over of Mangaluru airport to Adani Group Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on a PIL petition questioning the process of handing over of Mangaluru International Airport to Adani Enterprises Ltd. for operations, management and development. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the order on the petition filed by Airport Authority Employees’ Union, Mangaluru International Airport. The petitioner has sought a declaration from the HC that the entire bidding process pursuant to the Cabinet decision of November 8, 2018, and the action of calling for Request for Proposal (RFP) to enter into a concession agreement as illegal. The petitioner has also sought a direction from the court to quash the July 3, 2019, decision of the MCA approving the bid of the Adani Enterprises Ltd. and the concession agreement entered into with Adani Group on February 14, 2020.