there is no requirement of security
clearance to be obtained by the company itself, and consequently, no
security clearance was ever granted to the petitioner ... DGCA, the security clearance
has to be granted by the MHA. He submits that once the security
clearance in respect of the petitioner-Global Vectra
procedure,
inform the Commission that the application/request for security clearance are sent by
DGCA to MHA, which, in turn, seeks inputs from Intelligence Agency ... DGCA which DGCA conveys to
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the applicant concerned. They inform that in this case the Appellant was denied the
security clearance for security reasons
Directors or Chairman/CEO of the firm seeking NOC for security clearance as well as ownership pattern of the applicant. It is also provided that ... appointed only after their security clearance. Another general requirement contained in para 10.7 is that prior permission of DGCA/Ministry of Civil Aviation shall
that:
i. The Security Clearance is a pre-requisite for grant,
renewal & continued validity of AOP and the security clearance
of the Operator stands ... reiterated the denial of security clearance and with this
reiteration there is no ambiguity in respect of denial of security
clearance of the Operator
personnel including pilots &engineers
are to be utilized, subject to security clearance by the
concerned Indian authorities.
ii) Bidders are to provide transportation ... initiate steps for requisite
permissions like security clearance of the pilot and clearance of the
manual from DGCA. It even thanked the appellant for rendering
flown to India and had applied for FATA.
Earlier DGCA had granted him security clearance to fly aircraft in
India and had directed the respondent
obtain all
necessary clearances included NOC for height clearance and security
clearance and other statutory clearances from BCAS, DGCA and any
other regulatory agencies
handling staff cannot be utilized against the
petitioners as they maintain the security standards and further it is an
inseparable part of their own business ... which are working at the airports in the country
without prior security clearance and background checks and in view of the
current surcharged security environment
requiring DGCA approval
100%
Automatic
9.4
Other Services under Civil Aviation sector
(a) Ground Handling Services subject to sectoral regulations and security clearance
100%
Automatic
without any such security clearance,
which itself is a matter of concern if the
authorities are so sanguine about national
security."
9. Being ... security clearance
of the Central Government."
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12. At this juncture, we may note with profit the
circular called DGCA circular dated
