M/S KAVITA ENTERPRISES vs AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA

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$~17 * 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 142/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:VINOD KUMAR Signing Date:04.03.2025 16:03:44 various contracts. It is alleged that during multiple personal meetings, respondent consistently agreed to return the FDRs upon completion of formalities on their part, however, these assurances have not been fulfilled. Additionally, the appellant submits that they have executed other contracts for the respondent, for which no action has been initiated. Under these circumstances, the appellant filed the underlying writ petition seeking the return of FDRs and EMDs dating back to the years 1993 to 1996 for work exe