M/S SURYA CHETAN AVIATION HANDLING SERVICES vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 08.12.2025 Judgment delivered on: 24.12.2025 + LPA 862/2024 & CM APPL 50357/2024 M/S SURYA CHETAN AVIATION HANDLING SERVICES .....Appellant versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents + LPA 892/2024 & CM APPL 51550/2024 AUREA AVIATION PRIVATE LIMITED .....Appellant versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents + LPA 949/2024 & CM APPL 55530/2024 SRI SAI SAMPATH AVIATION SERVICES .....Appellant versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Appellant : Mr. Umakant Mishra, Ms. Prabhati Nayak and Mr. Debabrata Dash, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Yash Bhardia and Mr. Pradyumn Singh, Advocates for R-1/UOI. Mr. Digvijay Rai, Standing Counsel with Mr. Archit Mishra, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocates with Mr. Mukesh Kumar JGM (OPS), Mr. Parveen Kumar DGM (OPS) and Mr. Vivek Gupta DGM (LAW) for R-2/AAI. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:YASHRAJ LPA 862/2024 & connected matters Page 1 of 30 Signing Date:24.12.2025 14:50:12 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. 1. By way of the present Letters Patent Appeals, the appellants are challenging the common impugned judgment of the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) Nos.8502/2023, 10678/2023, and 14394/2023 passed on 06.08.2024 (hereafter referred to as “impugned judgment”) dismissing the writ petitions holding that the facts have established that M/s Redbird Airways Pvt. Ltd., M/s Airclub Aviation, and M/s Aircab Aviation have conflict of interest by having direct ownership interest, and simultaneously held that the show cause notices issued by the respondent no.2/Airport Authority of India (hereafter referred to as “A