The Pinarayi Vijayan government told the Supreme Court that preference was given to the Adani Group despite the private concessionaire having no experience in managing airports. It said the decision “smacks of arbitrariness”.
It also alleged that the decision to hand over the airport to the Adani group was not in the public interest, alleging that the entire procedure, including tender processes, was “vitiated by malafides” and in violation of the provisions of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, and the proprietary rights of the state government with regard to the land on which the Thiruvananthapuram Airport stood.
18/10/2022