New Delhi, June 23 (TIWN) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre to change the Call Sign 'VT' written on Indian aircraft stating it stands for 'Victorian Territory and Viceroy Territory', a legacy of the British Raj.

In the PIL, petitioner BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay stated that being a ‘Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic’, the Call Sign ‘VT’ is contrary to the Rule of Law, Right to Freedom and Right to Dignity of Indians guaranteed under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution.  The prefix ‘VT’ stands for ‘Victorian Territory and Viceroy Territory’, which is the nationality code that each aircraft registered in India is required to carry. The Code is generally seen just before the rear exit door and above the windows. All the domestic airlines have the prefix, which is followed by unique alphabets that define the aircraft and who it belongs to. For example, on Indigo flights the registration VT is followed by IDV, i.e., VT-IDV, for Jet, it is VT-JMV, the plea stated.