IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH TUESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020 / 31ST BHADRA, 1942 WP(C).No.1104 OF 2019(K)

PETITIONER:

B.REGHURAM SHETTY,S/O.LATE SHAMBU SHETTY, CHAIRMAN CUM MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S.GODS' OWN COUNTRY HEALTH RESORTS INTERNATIONAL (PVT.) LTD., SREESYLAM, DBRA-63-C, KOWDIAR P.O., TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY S.L. UNNIKRISHNAN,S/O.LATE B.S.SIVARAJAN, SAUPARNIKA,RC JUNCTION,KUNNUKUZHY,TRIVANDRUM.

BY ADVS.

SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.)

SRI.P.MARTIN JOSE SRI.THOMAS P.KURUVILLA RESPONDENTS:

1 THE CHAIRMAN,APPELLATE COMMITTEE, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAJEEV GANDHI BHAVAN,SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT, NEW DELHI – 110 003.

2 THE AIR PORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REGIONAL HEAD QUARTERS,SOUTHERN REGION, OPERATIONAL OFFICERS COMPLEX, CHENNAI – 600 027.

3 UNION OF INDIA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CIVIL AVIATION, NEW DELHI. ADV.P.VIJAYA KUMAR (SC GC)

R2 BY ADV. SRI.LAKSHMEESH.S.KAMATH R2 BY ADV. SRI.V.SANTHARAM R3 BY SRI.TULASI PANICKER, CGC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17-08-

2020, THE COURT ON 22-09-2020 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 22^nd day of September, 2020 The petitioner wh