INS Vikrant gets another breather from SC

Sambad English Bureau Published On : May 5, 2014 at 4:14 PM

Mumbai/New Delhi, May 5 :

The country’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, headed for the scrapyard, got another breather Monday when the Supreme Court blocked its ignominy, an activist said.

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“We had made a plea to the apex court to stay the scrapping and give a chance to other state governments to ‘adopt’ it and revive it. Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan has ordered a status quo on the entire matter till the next hearing. The court has also issued notices to the defence ministry and other concerned parties,” petitioner-activist Kiran Paigankar told IANS.

The ship was due for going to the scrapyard May 17 after it was sold through an e-auction to Mumbai-based IB Commercials Pvt. Ltd.

(IANS)