Alka Verma –
Published On: November 3, 2021 at 11:10 IST
A Delhi based Session Court has issued notices to Delhi Airport Operator DIAL, which is owned by GMR Group and Bird ExecuJet Airport Services Private Limited.
The Dwarka Sessions Court issued the notice in a case related to violation of Intellectual Property Laws, Intellectual Property Right theft, and Criminal Breach of Trust.
The case is related to India’s first private jets terminal, the General Aviation terminal facility which was built using Rs 150 crore, and was inaugurated at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport in 2020.
In the said case, Mark Martin, who is the chief executive officer of Dubai-based aviation firm Martin Consultancy, has accused both the companies of stealing designs.
Martin has accused the companies of stealing designs and proprietary data with the assistance of Navjot Singh, an employee of Martin Consultancy.
As stated by Martin, his firm was working with Bird Groups until 2019, and then the contract was terminated because both the DIAL and the Bird Group didn’t pay the amount.
According to Martin, DIAL and the Bird Group used Navjot Singh to successfully steal the data.
Advocate Bharat S Kumar, who is representing Martin Consultancy, stated, “We have evidence of Navjot Singh’s email correspondence with the executives of Bird and DIAL, where internal data of the company was shared without permission.”
After observing Petitioner’s claims, the Sessions Court had issued notice to both the Companies asking for their response.
Also, in the filed Petition, the Martin Consultancy, had asked Navjot Singh to write an apology wherein it should be accepted that he stole the data and information without the knowledge of his employer.
It should be noted here that when Martin Consultancy filed an FIR against the companies for further investigation and search of all electronic evidence, neither of the both parties responded.
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