Following an alert about a possible emergency landing of a chartered aircraft carrying Supreme Court Chief Justice Suryakant, senior administrative and police officials rushed to Agra’s Kheria Airport on Saturday. The alert was triggered after officials were informed that adverse weather conditions near Etawah might prevent the aircraft from landing at Saifai as scheduled.
The Chief Justice was travelling to Etawah to attend the 33rd Saraswat Convocation of the Etawah Hindi Seva Nidhi, an institution founded by noted jurist and Hindi scholar Justice Prem Shankar Gupta. The chartered plane was originally scheduled to land at Saifai around 11:30 am.
At the time of receiving the alert, District Magistrate Arvind Mallappa Bangari, ADM Protocol Prashant Tiwari, and other senior officers were en route to a Sampoorna Samadhan Diwas programme in Fatehabad. They immediately diverted to Kheria Airport. Senior police officials, including the Police Commissioner, Additional Police Commissioner, DCP City, and DCP Traffic, also reached the airport as a precautionary measure.
Around noon, authorities received updated information from the Meteorological Department indicating that weather conditions in Saifai had improved and were suitable for landing. Shortly thereafter, the chartered aircraft landed safely at Saifai. With the situation normalised, officials returned from Kheria Airport by around 1 pm.
CJI Attends Saraswat Convocation in Etawah
Supreme Court Chief Justice Suryakant later arrived in Etawah to participate in the 33rd Saraswat Convocation of the Hindi Seva Nidhi, held at the Islamia College grounds. During the ceremony, the Chief Justice honoured 19 distinguished individuals with the title of “Vani Putra” for their contributions to Hindi language and literature.
The event was presided over by renowned Urdu poet and literary figure Waseem Barelvi. Eminent personalities including Padma Shri awardee and popular poet Surendra Sharma were felicitated, along with several literary and judicial figures. Two hockey players were also honoured for their achievements.
The programme was conducted in two sessions. The first session focused on the felicitation ceremony, while the second session featured a poetry symposium chaired by Justice Braj Raj Singh of the Allahabad High Court, who is also the Administrative Judge for Etawah district.
