M/S KAVITA ENTERPRISES vs AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI LPA 142/2025 &CM APPL. 11331/2025, CM APPL. 11332/2025 M/S KAVITA ENTERPRISES .....Appellant Through: Mr. Natwar Rai, Advocate versus AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anjana Gosain and Ms. Nippun Sharma, Mr. Anuj Kumar, Advocates Date of Decision: 28.02.2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J: (ORAL) 1. Present appeal has been preferred under clause X of the Letters Patent Appeal assailing the judgement dated 02.12.2024 in WP(C) 4530/2022 titled “M/s. Kavita Enterprises vs. Airport Authority of India”, whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant on the grounds of adjudication of unexplained delay and laches; lack of necessary particulars and that the petition involved disputed questions of facts. 2. The case of the appellant before the learned Single Judge was that various contracts were executed between the appellant and the respondent during the years 1993 to 1996 and sixteen Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) have been deposited and are still being withheld by the respondent under 3. The case of the respondent before the l