The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the dismantling of India's decommissioned aircraft carrier ''Viraat'' which was in service with the Indian Navy for nearly three decades. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the plea.The court was hearing a petition filed by a firm seeking preservation of the ship from being dismantled and for creating it as a museum. A large portion of the carrier has already been dismantled when the order to stop work for now came today.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the dismantling of India's decommissioned aircraft carrier ''Viraat'' which was in service with the Indian Navy for nearly three decades. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the plea.The court was hearing a petition filed by a firm seeking preservation of the ship from being dismantled and for creating it as a museum. A large portion of the carrier has already been dismantled when the order to stop work for now came today.