Turkiye-based Celebi, which provides airport ground handling in India, has launched a legal challenge to New Delhi\u2019s decision to overturn its security clearance, arguing that \u201cvague\u201d national security concerns were cited without reasoning. Amid growing public anger in India about Turkiye\u2019s stance on Pakistan in the India-Pakistan conflict, the Indian government on Thursday revoked Celebi\u2019s security clearance in the \u201cinterest of national security\u201d. Celebi Airport Services India, in a May 16 filing seen by Reuters, asked the Delhi High Court to set aside that decision, arguing it would impact 3,791 jobs and investor confidence, and was issued without any warning to the company. \u201cMere rhetoric of national security without elaborating upon in what manner is an entity a threat to national security is unsustainable in law,\u201d the company said in the filing, which is not public. The order \u201cfails to disclose any specific or substantive reason except for a vague and general reference to \u2018national security\u2019\u2026 [it] provides no reasons or justification\u201d, it added. India\u2019s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The case is likely to be heard on Monday. In its filing, Celebi said that while its shareholders were registered in Turkiye, \u201cmajority end control\u201d of the group is held by companies that do not have Turkish incorporation or origin. In revoking Celebi\u2019s clearance on Thursday, India\u2019s junior aviation minister Murlidhar Mohol said on X the government had received requests from across India to ban Celebi. \u201cRecognising the seriousness of the issue and the call to protect national interests, we have taken cognizance of these requests,\u201d he said. The Shiv Sena party, a key ally in Modi\u2019s government, had held protests against Celebi in Mumbai this week, demanding that the city\u2019s airport sever ties with it. Celebi in its filing said it was providing ground handling services at airports in New Delhi, Kerala, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Goa. It had undergone background checks and security verifications by various national security and intelligence agencies in India before starting work, it added. Delhi Airport late on Thursday said on X it had \u201cofficially ended its association with Celebi\u201d for ground handling and cargo operations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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