AIRPORTS AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY vs AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ANR.

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$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 9588/2020 & CM APPL. 30749/2020 AIRPORTS AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION THROUGH ITS GENERAL SECRETARY .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Inderjeet Sidhu, Advocate. versus AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Digvijay Rai, Mr. Archit Mishra, Advocates with Mr. Yatinder Choudhary, Law Officer and Mr. Jayesh Bhargava, JE (Law). CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) 1. The present Petition has been filed inter alia seeking the following relief: “i) Set-aside and/or quash the impugned discriminatory and arbitrary order dated 21.10.2020 (Annexure-P-3) issued by Respondent No.1 after notice to the respondents; ii) Stay the operation of the said order/decision pending disposal of this writ petition.” 2. Learned Counsel for the Respondents submit that the Petition has become infructuous. It is contended that the challenge in the present Petition was to a grant of recognition to the majority union in Airports Authority of India. He submits that the recognition was granted on 16.02.2018 to the Union that succeeded in the Secret Ballot Referendum held, pursuant to which that Union was recognised as the recognised Union/sole bargaining Union for a period of 5 years. Reliance is placed on the document which is W.P.(C) 9588/2020 Page 1 of 4 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HONEY ARORA Signing Date:14.07.2025 15:21:32 annexed as Annexure P-2 along with the Petition in this behalf, which reads as under: “16.02.2018 xxx xxx xxx Sub: Grant of recognition to majority Union in Airports Authority of India Sir, In accordance with the result of Secret Ballot Referendum held on 07.02.2018 in AAI (on all India basis), Airpo