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In a decision at the CIC on 12th March'07, up at:-
http://cic.gov.in

and Col. (retd.) Anil Heble (applicant) message at:-
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/HumJanenge/message/14784:-

""AAI’s Joint Venture partners, DIAL who have been contracted to develop Delhi
airport had announced a lofty plan to develop 250 acres commercially.""

Parts reproduced below from the HJ Board on yahoo:-

""This was frightening news, even after an entire 5300 acres had been
specifically been acquired in 1972 for “Public Purpose” i.e. developing and
expanding the Delhi Airport, DIAL was diverting land for commercial use in gross
violation of the term “Public Purpose”, and it was no surprise that DIAL’s greed
had cast its evil eye on the lone village they believed simply had no right to
exist.""

""After a studied silence of almost 2 months AAI infromed me the matter of
additional acquisition of land lay with DIAL, and, this private company
contended they didn’t have to answer, as they were not in the purview of the RTI
Act 2005.""

""After concerted appeals and a period of 8 months Mr. O P Kejriwal finally got
DIAL and its managers to attend the hearing and demanded they produce DIAL ’s
Memorandum and Articles of Association, registration documents, certificate of
incorporation and a other relevant documents to determine if they indeed were a
“Public Authority”""

""DIAL ’s impunity to justify their private status is in spite of using AAI’s
existing infrastructure of communications, power, roads, drainage, offices and
the vital services of CISF, Customs, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security,
Immigration and precious 5300 acres of land. The crowning touch, however, is
every single air passenger must pay “Travel Tax” and not ask any question.""

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