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2023 Latest Caselaw 2872 Gua

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 2872 Gua
Judgement Date : 4 August, 2023

Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010028132019




                       THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
  (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

                              Case No. : PIL/11/2019

         HIREN GOHAIN AND 3 ORS.
         S/O LATE MAHENDRA NATH GOHAIN
         R/O HOUSE NO. 251, NIZARAPAR PATH,
         CHANDMARI COLONY (BEHIND CBI COURT, GUWAHATI- 781003.

         2: SRI HAIDAR HUSSAIN
          S/O LATE SAHAR ALI

          R/O HOUSE NO. 10

         PNGB ROAD
         SANTIPUR HILLS SIDE
         GUWAHATI - 781009
         ASSAM

         3: SRI HOLIRAM TERANG
          S/O LATE LAHOR SING TERANG
          R/O RONGMILI
         WARD NO. 6
          DIPHU
          KARBI ANGLONG
          PIN - 782460.

         4: SRIMANJEET MAHANTA
          S/O LATE CHARU MAHANTA
         R/O 31
          MANDIR PATH (BEHIND BSF CAMP) ZOO- NARENGI ROAD

          GITANAGAR
          GUWAHATI - 781024
          ASSA

         VERSUS
                                                                      Page No.# 2/5

            THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS.
            REP. BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION, RAJIV GANDHI
            BHAVAN, NEAR SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT, NEW DELHI- 11003.

            2:THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA

             REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
             RAJIV GANDHI BHAWNA
             NEAR SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT
             NEW DELHI- 1100013.

            3:THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

             AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
             REGIONAL HEADQUARTER
             NORTH EAST REGION

             LKPRIYA GOPINATH BORDOLOI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
             GUWAHATI
             ASSAM- 781015.

            4:THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR

             AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
             LOKPRIYA GOPINATH BORDOLOI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
             GUWAHATI
             ASSAM- 781015.

            5:THE AIRPORTS ECONOMIC REGULATORY AUTHORTY OF INDIA

             REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
             RAJIV GANDHI BHAWAN
             NEW SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT
             NEW DELHI- 110003

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR N DUTTA

Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I.

            Linked Case : WP(C)/4627/2021

            THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION OF AIRPORT AUTHORITY
            OF INDIA AND 2 ORS
            (REGD. NO. 3515 AND RECOGNISED) RHQ
             NER
             LGBI AIRPORT
             GHY
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PIN- 781015
REP. BY ITS REGIONAL SECY.- SRI PABITRA DAS
AGED ABOUT-57 YEARS
S/O- LT. UTTAM CHANDRA DAS
R/O- H.NO. 199
AZARA GADHULI BAZAR
P.O. AZARA
GHY-17
KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM

2: S.R. SANTHANAM
S/O- LT. R. SRINIVASA RAGHAVAN
ALL INDIA PRESIDENT
AIRPORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION BEGUMPET AIRPORT
 HYDERABAD- 50016
 R/O- QUARTER NO. R-28A
AAI QUARTERS
 BESIDE CPWD QUARTERS
ALLAUDIN BUILDING SITE
 BEGUMPET
 HYDERABAD- 500016

3: PABITRA DAS
S/O- LT. UTTAM CHANDRA DAS
REGIONAL SECRETARY
AIRPORT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES UNION RHQ
NER
LGBI AIRPORT
GHY
R/O- H.NO. 199
AZARA GADHULI BAZAR
P.O. AZARA
GHY-17
KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS
REP. BY THE SECY.
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
RAJIV GANDHI BHAVAN
NEAR SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT
NEW DELHI- 110003

2:THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
 RAJIV GANDHI BHAWAN
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NEAR SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT
NEW DELHI- 110003
3:THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
REGIONAL HEADQUARTER
NORTH EASTERN REGION
LOKPRIYA GOPINATH BORDOLOI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
GHY
ASSAM- 781015
4:THE AIRPORT DIRECTOR
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
LOKPRIYA GOPINATH BORDOLOI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
GHY
ASSAM- 781015
5:THE AIRPORTS ECONOMIC REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
RAJIV GANDHI BHAWAN
NEW SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT
NEW DELHI- 110003
6:ADANI GAUHATI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD.
COMPANY INCORPORATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANES
ACT
2013
HAVING ITS REGD. OFFICE IN ADANI CORPORATE HOUSE
SHANTIGRAM
NEAR VAISHNO DEVI CIRCLE
S.G. HIGHWAY
KHODIYAR
AHMEDABAD- 382421
GUJARAT
7:ADANI ENTERPRISES LTD. (AEL)
ADANI HOUSE
SHRIMALI SOCIETY
MITHAKHALI SIX ROADS
NAVRANGPURA
AHMEDABAD- 380009
GUJARAT
INDIA
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For the petitioners : Mr. K.N. Choudhury, Senior Advocate Assisted by Mr. P. Mahanta, Advocate For the respondents : Ms. P. Swargiary, Advocate For respondent No.1 Mr. R. Dubey,

-BEFORE-

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND 04-08-2023 Mr. R. Dubey, learned counsel representing the respondent Nos.2, 3 and 4 has drawn the Court's attention to the judgment dated 19.10.2020 rendered by Kerala High Court in a batch of writ petitions and urged that an identical controversy, which is raised in the present litigation, was decided in favour of the Airport Authority of India by the aforesaid judgment and that the Special Leave Petitions preferred against the said judgment have also been dismissed by Hon'ble the Supreme Court by order dated 17.10.2022.

Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned senior counsel representing the petitioners in PIL 11/2019 and Mr. P. Mahanta, learned counsel representing the petitioners in WP(C) 4627/2021 pray for and are granted short opportunity to complete their instructions in light of the above development.

List after four weeks.

                      JUDGE                           CHIEF JUSTICE

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