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    Weekly Rest Is Non-Negotiable, No Airline Gets Exemption: DGCA Tells Delhi High Court
    Weekly Rest Is Non-Negotiable, No Airline Gets Exemption: DGCA Tells Delhi High Court
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    Weekly Rest Is Non-Negotiable, No Airline Gets Exemption: DGCA Tells Delhi High Court

    The DGCA told the Delhi High Court it has granted no exemptions to airlines on pilots’ weekly rest, asserting before the Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya-led Bench that mandatory rest norms are non-negotiable and strictly enforceable nationwide aviation safety.

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    Did Pilots Warn of the Indigo Flight Crisis Before It Hit? Delhi High Court Contempt Plea Raises Big Questions
    Did Pilots Warn of the Indigo Flight Crisis Before It Hit? Delhi High Court Contempt Plea Raises Big Questions
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    Did Pilots Warn of the Indigo Flight Crisis Before It Hit? Delhi High Court Contempt Plea Raises Big Questions

    A pilots’ union told the Delhi High Court that DGCA ignored fatigue-rule timelines weeks before Indigo’s mass cancellations.
    The plea warned that non-compliance “directly endanger passenger safety,” foreshadowing the crisis.

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    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
    Petition in Delhi High Court Seeks Ban on Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, Alleges Community Defamation
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    DGCA Ignored New Pilot Fatigue Rules? Delhi High Court Demands Proof of ‘Wilful Disobedience’

    The Delhi High Court asked the Federation of Indian Pilots to clearly show how the DGCA wilfully disobeyed its directions on implementing the new FDTL fatigue rules. The court said contempt cannot be considered without solid proof and gave time to submit earlier orders.

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