Celebi case: State has ‘plenary’ powers while protecting national security, govt tells HC

The Union government clarified before the Delhi High Court (HC) on Thursday that it has ‘plenary’ (absolute) powers to protect the country’s national security. The government’s comments come on a petition filed by Celebi, a Turkish ground and cargo handling company, which challenged the government’s move to revoke its security clearance licence. Solicitor general Tushar…

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India bars Turkish ground-handling firm Çelebi over national security concerns

The government has withdrawn the security clearance of Turkish firm Çelebi’s Indian airport services arm, citing national security risks and halting its operations at nine airports, including Delhi and Mumbai. In a statement on Thursday, the government said that the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has revoked with immediate effect security clearance of Çelebi…

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