Consumer Online Foundtion vs Union Of India & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the levy of development fees on embarking passengers at the Delhi and Mumbai airports, as authorized under Section 22A of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994. The Court clarified that the Airports Authority, with Central Government approval, can delegate the power to lessees to collect such fees. The appeals against the Delhi High Court's decision were allowed, affirming the legality of the fees imposed by the lessees DIAL and MIAL.