Expat group files case in Delhi HC over rising India-UAE airfares

The Delhi high court has urged a representation from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to listen to a writ petition over the huge rise of airfares on flights operating between Gulf countries and India on Monday.
Filed by Delhi-based political group Kerala Pravasi Association, the petition challenges Rule 135(1) of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, saying that it is vague, arbitrary and unconstitutional.
The Court has noticed in the petition that airlines have been asking for unreasonable, excessive and prohibitive charges for travelling from Gulf region countries to Kerala and the rest of India.
According to Khaleej Times , the petition stated, “Resultantly, Indian citizens who wish to travel to and from these countries primarily for employment, business, and education are facing grave impediments.” Also Read Haramain Sharifain strongly condemns Raja Singh’s remarks against Prophet Muhammad “Furthermore, it is submitted that such unreasonable and exorbitant airfares impose restrictions on air travel as a mode of transportation and, thereby, infringe the constitutionally protected rights of the Indian passengers to or from Gulf countries,” it added.
The petition on behalf of the NRI group was filed by Supreme Court advocate and managing partner at KMNP Law Kuriakose Varghese.