2021 (3) TMI 129

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....r>W.P. No.9400 of 2020 - -<br>Customs<br>THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH For Petitioner: Mr.M.Velmurugan For Respondents: Mrs.Hema Muralikrishnan Senior Standing Counsel And Mr.V.Chandrasekaran Senior Panel Counsel ORDER I had on 11.01.2021 passed the following order after hearing all learned counsels appearing in this matter: &#39;Heard Mr.Velmurugan, learned counsel....

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....ght and the e-mail is extracted below for the sake of completion: As per the existing Civil Aviation Requirements the Drone with All Up Weight of 250 gms including battery does not require DGCA permission. It requires only Equipment Type Approval (ETA) issued by WPC, Department of Telecommunication. As per the attached Certificate of Products it is understood that the AUW (includ....

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....is that the drones have been imported for use by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai to support police personnel in controlling the spread of covid - 19 and thus the ends would justify the means. It is for the DGCA to consider the request of the petitioner on merits either accepting or rejecting the same. 5. The appropriate authority, i.e., the Director General of Civil Aviation, ....