PC :

1. Not on board. Upon mentioning and by consent, taken on board.

2. This is a Petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) dealing with disputes and differences between the parties in connection with two Concession Agreements ― one dated April 7, 2015 in relation to bridge handling operations, and another dated May 19, 2018 relating to ground handling operations in the Mumbai International Airport (collectively “Agreement”). The Agreement is evidently for an initial period of thirty years renewable for the further period of thirty years. The Respondent itself is a concessionaire from the Airports Authority of India, which is also a joint venture partner and shareholder in the Respondent.

3. The disputes between the parties centre around termination of the Agreement effected by a notice dated May 15, 2025 issued by the Respondent pursuant to an order dated May 15, 2025, by which a Ministry of Civil Aviation acting through the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (“BCAS”) revoked the security clearance granted to the Petitioner with immediate effect “in the interest of national security”. The Respondent has terminated the Agreement and directed t