Five Tejas jets ready for delivery to IAF: HAL
New Delhi (PTI): State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Thursday said five Tejas light combat aircraft are fully ready for delivery to the Indian Air Force.
In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas Mk-1A jets for the IAF.
The delivery of the jets are facing delays primarily due to GE Aerospace missing several deadlines for supply of its aero engines to power the jets.
"The HAL confirms that five aircraft are fully ready for delivery, incorporating major contracted capabilities in accordance with the agreed specifications," a spokesperson of the aerospace major said.
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"An additional nine aircraft have already been built and flown. Upon receipt of engines from GE, these aircraft will be made ready for delivery," the official said, adding all design and development issues identified are being addressed in an "expedited manner".
Tejas is a single-engine multi-role fighter aircraft capable of operating in high-threat air environments.
It has been designed to undertake the air defence, maritime reconnaissance and strike roles.
The spokesperson said the HAL is in active discussions with the Indian Air Force to deliver the aircraft at the earliest.
"The HAL has received five engines from GE as on date. The supply position from GE is positive, and the future delivery outlook aligns with HAL's delivery plans," she added.
"HAL assures that it will meet the guidance projected for the current financial year," the spokesperson said.
The IAF is looking at inducting the warplanes as the number of its fighter squadrons have gone down to 30 from officially sanctioned strength of 42.
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Courts clogged by frivolous fights on dogs, says senior HC judge
Bengaluru: The High Court has expressed displeasure over ‘frivolous fights’ related to the shortfalls in owners taking care of their dogs clogging up the courts.
Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation on Wednesday, while staying a criminal case on neighbours allegedly assaulting each other physically over a pet dog dirtying the doorstep of the neighbour’s house, according to a report by Bar and Bench.
The senior judge is said to have called it surprising on the way dog owners were letting their pets without taking appropriate care of them and also giving rise to problems whose frivolous points are clogging the criminal courts. He passed an interim stay order on all further proceedings and investigation in crime number, until next date of hearing.
The petition had reportedly been filed by a family of four, claiming that a neighbor had let his dog litter its doorstep late December 2025 and objecting to it. When a fight broke out over the matter, the owner of the dog allegedly assaulted the petitioners with a stone and a bracelet. One of the petitioners was injured in the tussle and taken to hospital.
A criminal case and a counter-complaint were filed, with the dog owner and the petitioners, who then moved the HC asking for the case to be quashed. The HC bench has currently stayed the case and listed for further hearing on February 13.
On Tuesday, the judge heard a similar case, where a dog owner and two of her family members were booked in a criminal case.
The dog owners were allegedly assaulted by neighbours, who got into a fight with them arguing that the dog was frequently let out to roam in an apartment complex and defecate in public spaces.
While the petitioners filed a criminal case following the attacks on them, one of the neighbors too filed a counter-criminal case against the dog owners, accusing them of hurt and assault, among other offences.
After hearing the preliminary submissions by senior advocate Jayna Kothari, who represented the petitioners, Justice Nagaprasanna stayed the criminal case against them. He also told them not to take the dog out anywhere, currently.
