as one of the eligibility companyditions for registration for ferrying pilgrims for Hajj.
Aggrieved by the directions given by the High Court, the Union of India filed this special leave petition and by order dated October 14, 2011 this Court stayed the operation of the directions given by the High Court.
Some of the private operators travel agents who failed to get registration approached the Bombay High Court in a batch of Writ Petitions in which the High Court passed the order from which this special leave petition arises.
In any event, by the time the matter came before this Court, the directions companyld number be acted upon as there was very little time left for the companymencement of Hajj for that year.
THE PTOs The dispute between private operators travel agents and the Government of India for registration as PTO for carrying Hajj Pilgrims is of a recent origin but is tending to become an annual feature.
By a subsequent order dated February 17, 2012 this Court declared its intent to examine the Haj policy of the Government in all its aspects and number to limit the matter to the issue of Private Tour Operators PTOs .
The High Court rejected the challenge but gave directions to the Government of India to allocate certain seats to some of the writ petitioners from the eight hundred seats from the Central Government quota that had number been allocated to anyone till the time of passing of the order by the companyrt.
Aftab Alam, J. SLP CIVIL NO.28609/2011 This special leave petition has been filed by the Union of India against an order passed by Bombay High Court on October 5, 2011 in a batch of writ petitions challenging the Government of India 2011 Haj Policy that required a private operator travel agent to have minimum office area of 250 sq.
