Bangalore: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday (September 14) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by the Airports Authority staff Union challenging the privatisation of Mangaluru International Airport. The petition challenged the Centre's decision to privatise 6 airports terming it as illegal, arbitrary and beyond the scope of the Airport Authority Act.

A division bench of Acting Sachin Shankar Magadum and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma opined that since leasing the airports is a policy decision taken by the Centre, no interference is needed from courts on the lines of the decision by Kerala High Court.

Senior advocate Ashok Harnalli, who represented for petitioners, mooted that there was no revenue sharing with the government. Even though it is called a Public-Private Partnership, the control over aviation services is given to the (private parties), and it is against laws, he argued.

Senior counsel M.B. Nargund, appearing for the Centre, brought to the notice of the court that the same petitioner filed a plea before the Kerala High Court and it has been rejected.

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