INTRODUCTION
The Minister of Civil Aviation of India, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri,
introduced the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 (the
"Bill") before the Lok Sabha on February
4, 2020, to introduce certain modifications to the Aircraft Act,
1934 (the "Act") which is the principal
legislation in India providing for the control of the manufacture,
possession, use, operation, sale, import and export of aircrafts
and licensing of aerodromes. The Aircraft (Amendment) Act,
20201 (the "Amendment") was
passed by the Lok Sabha on March 17, 2020, by the Rajya Sabha on
September 15, 2020 and received presidential assent on September
19, 2020, thereby, according it the status of enforceable law.
