Cyril is right. A friend of mine got his licence issued by Mr.V.P.Singh on his very last day at office in June 2010. How did the present Deputy Director ask you to go and meet him then? When I spoke to the Director General Mr.Bharat Bhushan last month, he had no clue about the ongoing issues. It is the 'small-time' officers that make the call regarding the Duchess and other licence related issues. Unfortunately, Mr.Bharat Bhushan is only a puppet in our aviation regulatory body, just like how he was in the Forest Department.