AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA vs SHRISTI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 30.10.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 24.12.2025 + LPA 1168/2024 & CM APPL. 69406/2024 (Stay) AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA ....Appellant Through: Mr. Digvijay Rai, Standing Counsel for AAI with Mr. Archit Mishra and Abhishek Singh, Advocates with Mr. Sachin Yadav DGM Law, Mr. Sushant Singhal JE Law Officer and Mr. K.K. Soni, Jt. GM (ATM). versus SHRISTI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Arvind Naiyar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vijay K. Singh, Mr. Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno, Ms. Diksha Dadu, Mr. Shubham Pandey, Ms. Sanjukta Kashyap and Mr. Ankur Mishra, Advocates. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC with Mr. Sunil, Advocate for UOI. + LPA 63/2025 SHRISTI INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Arvind Naiyar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Vijay K. Singh, Mr. Kumar Shashwat Singh Sawno, Ms. Diksha Dadu, Mr. Shubham Pandey, Ms. Sanjukta Kashyap and Mr. Ankur Mishra, Advocates. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA LPA 1168/2024 & LPA63/2025 Page 1 of 28 Signing Date:24.12.2025 11:55:24 versus AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Digvijay Rai, Standing Counsel with Mr. Archit Mishra and Abhishek Singh, Advocates with Mr. Sachin Yadav DGM Law, Mr. Sushant Singhal JE Law Officer and Mr. K.K. Soni, Jt. GM (ATM) for R-1. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC with Mr. Sunil, Advocate for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. These Letters Patent Appeals1, filed under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, arise from and challenge the Judgment dated 15.10.20242 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition (Ci