Survee Shidal vs Airports Authority of India

904-CARBPL-13393-2025-F.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION COMM. ARBITRATION PETITION (L) NO. 13393 OF 2025 1. This is a Petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”). The disputes and differences between the parties have arisen in connection with a Concession Agreement dated March 15, 2024 between the Petitioner and the Respondent, Airports Authority of India (“AAI”). The Concession Agreement is scheduled to run for a period of seven years after an initial gestation period of 60 days. It is evident that the Concession Agreement was meant for the Petitioner to run a restaurant / “hang-out” over property at the Juhu Airport, admeasuring approximately 6301 sq. mtrs. and the operation of the restaurant commenced sometime in 1 The record has variations in the entitlement – a map annexed by the AAI indicates the area June 23, 2025 Shraddha 904-CARBPL-13393-2025-F.doc September 2024. The Concession Agreement contains an arbitration agreement. 2. By a notice dated March 22, 2025 (“ Termination Notice”), the AAI issued a termination notice essentially stating that the land for wh