The Supreme Court on Monday said it would start the final hearing on the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, seeking the quashing of the deal between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, after 12 weeks. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud fixed Swamy's plea for hearing after three months. He had also claimed that the seat-sharing agreements between India and the UAE would adversely impact Indian interests. Swamy, in his plea, has sought the quashing of the deal, alleging that it was against public interest as there had been squandering of natural resources such as the airspace in the past. Swamy had also sought a CBI probe against the government officials who had cleared the deal.

Source: dna February 05, 2018 16:52 UTC