Federation of Indian Airlines vs Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India

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2018 Supreme(Online)(TDSAT) 4

TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
SHIVA KIRTI SINGH, CJ, B.B. SRIVASTAVA, J, A.K. BHARGAVA, J
Federation of Indian Airlines – Appellant
Versus
Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr.Gopal Jain, Sr.Advocate, Mr.Atul Sharma, Advocate, Mr.Milanka Chaudhury, Advocate, Ms.Chinmayee Chandra, Advocate, Mr.Sarojanand Jha, Advocate, Ms.Ashly Cherian, Advocate, Ms.Satakshi Sood, Advocate, Mr.Amit Kapur, Advocate, Ms.Poonam Verma, Advocate, Ms.Nishtha Kumar, Advocate, Ms.Apoorva Saxena, Advocate, Ms.Neela Rathore, Advocate, Ms.Pooja Sharma, Advocate, Mr.Shaantanu Devansh, Advocate, Ms.Anjana Gosain, Advocate, Ms.Shailini Nair, Advocate, Mr.Krishnan Venugopal, Sr.Advocate, Ms.Amrita Narayan, Advocate, Mr.Akshay Gupta, Advocate, Mr.Shivendra Singh, Advocate, Ms.Dipanshi Ishar, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr.Alok Dhir, Advocate, Mr.K.P.S.Kohli, Advocate, Mr.Abhishek Kumar, Advocate, Ms.Sharmistha Ghosh, Advocate

Table of Content
1. introduction to case history. (Para 1 , 2)
2. background on tariffs and appeals. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. details of regulatory authority and its role. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
4. regulatory framework and guidelines. (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
5. contribution and cooperation from stakeholders. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
6. court's reflections on the negotiation and conclusions. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28)
7. legal principles outlined for future governance. (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
8. interpretation of contracts and statutory rights. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39)
9. analysis of equity and tariffs. (Para 40 , 41)
10. summary of essential judgments and directions. (Para 119 , 120)

ORDER

By S.K. Singh, Chairperson – These appeals have a chequered history.

Before narrating the relevant details of the appeals that have been heard by us with some expedition in view of the directions of the Apex Court, particularly, in the order dated 03.07.2017 in Civil Appeal No.8394 of 2017 ( Air India Ltd. Vs. Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. ), it will be useful to indicate at the outset that the First Tariff Order dated 20.04.2012 relating to Delhi International Airports Ltd (DIAL) by the Airport Economic Regulat

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2018 Supreme(Online)(TDSAT) 4

TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNALSHIVA KIRTI SINGH, CJ, B.B. SRIVASTAVA, J, A.K. BHARGAVA, JFederation of Indian Airlines – AppellantVersusAirport Economic Regulatory Authority of India – Respondent

TELECOM DISPUTES SETTLEMENT AND APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
SHIVA KIRTI SINGH, CJ, B.B. SRIVASTAVA, J, A.K. BHARGAVA, J
Federation of Indian Airlines – Appellant
Versus
Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India – Respondent