Airports Authority of India Act, 1994

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) issued Request for Proposals for ground handling services at various airport groups, setting eligibility criteria that included regional clustering, a 36‑month experience requirement for scheduled flights, and a minimum annual turnover of Rs 30 crore (later reduced to Rs 18 crore). …

The Supreme Court examined whether Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) could levy development fees on embarking passengers under Section 22A of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, based on letters of approval from the Central Government. The petitioners argued that …

Golden Chariot Airport held a licence to operate a restaurant at Mumbai Airport, which was initially for three years and later extended twice. The licence holder claimed the licence was irrevocable based on alleged oral assurances and sought to prevent eviction after the licence expired. The Supreme Court held that the…

The Central GST Delhi‑III (the revenue) appealed against Delhi International Airport Ltd., contending that the User Development Fee (UDF) collected from passengers under Section 22A of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, was a taxable service liable to service tax. The Court examined the nature of the fee, the s…

The case concerned 136 contract workers who had been employed as trolley retrievers at Delhi airports and sought regularisation after the Central Government’s 2004 notification under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (CLRAA) prohibited such contract labour in the Airports Authority of India (AAI)…

The appellant, Sparkway Enterprises, held a licence from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to collect airport admission ticket charges at Karipur Airport and paid a monthly licence fee to AAI. The Central Board of Excise and Customs issued a show‑cause notice demanding service tax and education cess on the collecte…

The Supreme Court examined appeals by Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) challenging tariff determinations made by the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The key disputes involved t…

Mihan India Ltd (MIL) invited global tenders for the up‑gradation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of Nagpur Airport. GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) emerged as the highest bidder after negotiating a higher revenue‑share and MIL issued a letter dated 07‑03‑2019 accepting the revised proposal, which GAL acknowledged. De…

The Airport Authority of India (AAI) leased the Mumbai airport to Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (appellant), excluding a 31,000 sq.m. parcel pending a suit by Regency Convention Centre & Hotels Pvt. Ltd. (first respondent) for specific performance of an agreement with AAI. The appellant sought to be impleaded …

The Supreme Court examined whether land and buildings owned by the International Airport Authority of India (IAAI), leased to the Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) for a hotel, were exempt from municipal property tax under Article 285(1) of the Constitution. The Court held that the IAAI is a distinct statut…