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

$~ * 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. 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. Th