Published : April 14, 2021 12:56 IST
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INS Viraat approaching the Alang ship breaking yard in Gujarat, on September 28, 2020. Photo: SHEKHAR THAKKAR/AP
It could arguably sound the death knell for the efforts to save India’s longest-serving warship, the iconic but decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat. The Supreme Court on April 12 refused to intervene on behalf of a private firm which was looking to restore the vessel and turn the Centaur-class behemoth that sailed with the Indian Navy for 29 long years into a national maritime museum and adventure centre. The project was to be undertaken in collaboration with the government of Goa.
SC Dismisses Plea Against Dismantling of Decommissioned INS Viraat Aircraft Carrier
The petitioner wants to convert the decommissioned ship into a maritime museum. However, the Centre has refused a no-objection certificate.
INS Viraat. Photo: Indian Navy
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a special leave petition filed by a private firm requesting a stay on the dismantling of decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier ‘INS Viraat’, so that they could convert it into a maritime museum,
The 65-year-old aircraft carrier was inducted into the Indian Navy in 1987, after it was procured from the UK, and had been operational until 2017 when it was decommissioned.
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the SLP filed by a private firm seeking for the staying of the dismantling of decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat and handing it over to them for conversion into a maritime museum.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde informed Rupali Sharma, the representative of the petitioner-company M/s Envitech Marine Consultants Private Limited,that she had approached the Court too late and that as the Ministry of Defence had already refused the request of the firm, the Court could not interfere in the matter.
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