KALANITHI MARAN vs SPICEJET LIMITED & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19 May 2025 Pronounced on: 23 May 2025 + FAO(OS) (COMM) 173/2024, CM APPL. 45539/2024, CM APPL. 45540/2024 & CM APPL. 45541/2024 KAL AIRWAYS PRIVATE LIMITED …..Appellant Through: Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, Sr. Adv., Ms. Nandini Gore, Ms. Sonia Nigam, Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Mr. Akarsh Sharma, Mr. Akhil Abraham Roy, Mr. Gauhar Mirza, Ms. Hiral Gupta, Ms. Sukanya Singh, and Ms. Shreya Bansal, Advs. versus SPICEJET LIMITED & ANR. …..Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Adv., Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Mr. Goutham Shivshankar, Ms. Chinmayi Chatterjee and Mr. Darpan Sachdeva, Advs. + FAO(OS) (COMM) 171/2024, CM APPL. 45530/2024, CM APPL. 45531/2024 & CM APPL. 45532/2024 KALANITHI MARAN …..Appellant Through: Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, Sr. Adv., Ms. Nandini Gore, Ms. Sonia Nigam, Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Mr. Akarsh Sharma, Mr. Akhil Abraham Roy, Mr. Gauhar Mirza, Ms. Hiral Gupta, Ms. Sukanya Singh, and Ms. Shreya Bansal, Advs. versus SPICEJET LIMITED & ANR. …..Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Adv., Signature Not Verified FAO(OS) (COMM) 173/2024 & FAO(OS) (COMM) 171/2024 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 24 KUMAR Signing Date:23.05.2025 16:49:04 Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Mr. Goutham Shivshankar, Ms. Chinmayi Chatterjee and Mr. Darpan Sachdeva, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 23.05.2025 per C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. We have heard Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, learned Senior Counsel for Kalanithi Maran1 and Kal Airways Pvt. Ltd.2 3, the appellants in these appeals and Mr. Amit Sibal, learned Senior Counsel for Spicejet Limited and Ajay Singh4, the respondents in these appeals. 2. Arguments were heard on CM Appl. 45531/2024 in FAO (OS) (Comm) 171/2024 and CM Appl. 45540/2024 in FAO (OS) (Com