Indian customs authorities say they tallied the names of passengers in the plane's logs with the company officials and found that only company officials were using these aircraft frequently. The action against Anil Ambani group firm, Reliance Transport and Travels Ltd followed a similar action by the customs authorities against India's largest corporate, Reliance Industries few weeks ago. Many other top Indian corporates will be getting a similar notice, a Customs official said.
A spokesperson of Reliance Transport and Travels said the company is a valid non scheduled operator license holder and has responded and furnished full and comprehensive documentation regarding its aircraft. "Reliance Transport and Travels further informed the Customs that it has complied with all existing rules and regulations," the official told a wire agency.
This newspaper had earlier reported that charter operators might have to cough upto Rs 1,000-Rs 1,200 crore as taxes and penalty for aircraft that they have imported under the Non-Scheduled Operators Permit (NSOP) as they were used for personal use.
However, this is based on the assumption that all the 50-odd aircraft and helicopters, which have been bought after April 2007
