JUDGMENT: (PER SHREERAM V. SHIRSAT, J.)

1. Taking exception to the order dated 12th March 2011, passed by Respondent, i.e., the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Petitioner has approached this Court invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing and setting aside the said order dated 12th March 2011 by which the license of the petitioner came to be suspended by the Respondent, invoking clause (d) of Sub-Rule (3) of Rule (19) of Aircraft Rules, 1937 read with Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Notification No. SO 727 (E) of October 1994.

2. Facts germane to the present petition are enumerated as under.

3. The petitioner had obtained a Commercial Pilot License (CPL) after undergoing training at the Airline Asian Academy in Orlando, Florida, USA. After completing his initial flying training in the USA, the petitioner returned to India and applied for the endorsement of his CPL to the Respondent. After necessary checks and verifications, the petitioner was issued a Commercial Pilot License No. 1869 on 13th December 1988, which was renewed periodically by the Respondent. It is the case of the Petitioner that initial