JITENDRA KRISHNA VARMA vs DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION

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WP-3360-2011.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3360 OF 2011 Jeetendra Krishna Varma .. Petitioner aged 46 years, adult, Indian inhabitant presently residing at Pune having address at : 102, Daisy Apartment, Survey No. 85, Lalit Estate, Inside Eminent Building Lane Barner Pune – 411 045 V/S. Director General of Civil Aviation .. Respondent Govt. of India, Civil Aviation Department, Opp: Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi – 110 003 ------------------- Mr. Mohan Bir Singh, a/w Rahul Jalan, i/b MBS & Co., for Petitioner. Mr. Vinit Jain, a/w Mr. Ashutosh Mishra, a/w Mr. Gaurav Mhatre, for Respondent - DGCA. -------------------- CORAM : MANISH PITALE & SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, JJ. RESERVED ON : 29th APRIL 2026 PRONOUNCED ON : 8th JUNE 2026 JUDGMENT: (PER SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.) 1. Taking exception to the order dated 12 th March 2011, passed by Respondent, i.e., the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Petitioner has approached this Court invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing and setting aside the said order dated 12th March 2011 by which the license of the petitioner Bhalerao 1 of 17 WP-3360-2011.doc came to be suspended by the Respondent, invoking clause (d) of Sub-Rule (3) of Rule (19) of Aircraft Rules, 1937 read with Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Notification No. SO 727 (E) of October 1994. 2. Facts germane to the present petition are enumerated as under. 3. The petitioner had obtained a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) after undergoing training at the Airline Asian Academy in Orlando, Florida, USA. After completing his initial flying training in the USA, the petitioner returned to India and applied for the endorsement of his CPL to the Respo