In a major relief to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Bombay High Court has ruled that disputes relating to eviction from airport premises cannot be resolved through private arbitration, holding that such matters fall exclusively under the special mechanism created by the Airports Authority of India Act.
The ruling came in petitions filed by Survee Foods Private Limited and its associates, who were operating restaurant and hangout facilities at Juhu Airport under seven-year concession agreements executed in 2024. The operators had approached the High Court after AAI terminated their licences in March 2025.
AAI had alleged that the allotment of the land itself was unauthorized, that the petitioners had encroached upon restricted airport areas within the boundary wall, and that illegal constructions had attracted notices from the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.
The petitioners argued before the Court that the termination was illegal and that the dispute was commercial in nature, making it suitable for arbitration under the agreement between the parties. They sought appointment of an arbitrator and continuation of interim protection that had allowed them to continue operations since June 2025.
12/05/2026 Chaitraly Deshmukh/Pune Mirror
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