NIVEDITA SHARMA vs MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 18.02.2026 % Judgment Delivered on: 23.05.2026 LPA 76/2026, CM APPL. 11108/2026, CM APPL. 11109/2026, CM APPL. 11110/2026 & CM APPL. 11111/2026 NIVEDITA SHARMA AND ANR. .....Appellants versus MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION & ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellants : Mr. Parth Kaushik, Advocate with Ms. Nivedita Sharma, Advocate / Appellant-in-person. For the Respondents : Ms. Anjana Gosain & Mr. Adhiraj Singh, Advocates for R-1&2. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present intra court Appeal has been filed by the Appellants assailing the orders dated 08.04.2025, 08.07.2025 and 22.12.2025 (“Impugned Orders”) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 4844/2021 (“Writ Petition”). 2. The Appellants travelled from New Delhi to San Francisco on 11.11.2020 on Air India Flight AI-173 in Business Class and returned on 14.01.2021 by Air India Flight AI-174. The Appellants allege that, on the outbound flight of approximately sixteen hours, Respondent No. 3, without any prior intimation, served only one hot meal and limited pre-pa