The Supreme Court has refused to stay the ongoing modernisation of 30 military airfields of the Indian Air Force. <br/>A vacation bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and C K Prasad dismissed a petition filed by US-based military equipment manufacturer Selex Sistemi Integrati's petition, pleading that the contract awarded to Tata Power Company, the successful bidder, be stayed.<br/>Earlier, on April 19, 2010, the Delhi High Court had declined to stay awarding of the contract to the Tata Group firm — referring the matter to a larger bench.<br/>The apex court did not agree with submissions made by Selex Sistemi, which contended that the contract was awarded to the Tata Group firm without following due procedures. <br/>Rejecting the petition, the apex court said that these were military modernisation programmes that could not be delayed any further. <br/>