NEW DELHI, May 13 -- Budget carrier SpiceJet has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order directing the airline to deposit Rs.144.5 crore in its long-running dispute with Kalanithi Maran and KAL Airways Pvt. Ltd, marking the airline's latest legal attempt to secure relief amid mounting financial stress.

According to details available on the Supreme Court website reviewed by Mint, SpiceJet filed its plea on 7 May, days after the Delhi High Court dismissed the airline's review petition and imposed a Rs.50,000 cost for repeatedly seeking modification of the deposit order.

The matter is yet to be assigned to a bench or listed for hearing.

An email sent to SpiceJet seeking comment remained unanswered till press time.

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