Court dismisses Guptas' bid to hold onto jet
3 May 2018
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday dismissed an application by the Gupta family for leave to appeal an order that their aeroplane be grounded.
On March 19, the same court ordered the Gupta family to deliver a Bombadier Global 6000 aircraft to Lanseria International Airport within 15 calendar days. The plane was spotted at the airport earlier in April.
The ruling came after Export Development Canada (EDC) and Stoneriver approached the court with an urgent application earlier in March to ask it to ground the aircraft.
The family had a lease agreement with EDC and Stoneriver for the aeroplane.