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Delhi High Court - Orders

Air India Limited vs Kanwardeep Singh Bamrah on 24 August, 2021

Author: Rajiv Shakdher

Bench: Rajiv Shakdher, Talwant Singh

                          $~15-47 & 49-53 [2021]
                          *      IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
                          +      LPA 246/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED              ..... Appellant
                                                   versus

                                 KANWARDEEP SINGH BAMRAH        ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 247/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED              ..... Appellant
                                                   versus

                                 CAPTAIN ADIL SHAH              ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 248/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED              ..... Appellant
                                                   versus

                                 CAPT K SAI SASHANKA            ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 249/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED              ..... Appellant
                                                   versus

                                 CAPTAIN SANDEEP LAMBA          ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 250/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED              ..... Appellant
                                                   versus


                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                        1/11




Signature Not Verified
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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           NICK MEHTA                       ..... Respondent

                          LPA 251/2021

                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN JASMINE RAVAIYA          ..... Respondent

                          LPA 252/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                         versus

                          CAPT ADISH M CHAVAN              ..... Respondent

                          LPA 255/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT JITENDER SINGH RANDHAWA     ..... Respondent

                          LPA 256/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant

                                                  versus

                          CAPT REUBEN JAMES                ..... Respondent


                          LPA 258/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus


                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                   2/11



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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           CAPT B SUJIMON                   ..... Respondent

                          LPA 259/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          AADITYA MAHESHWARI               ..... Respondent

                          LPA 260/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN VIBHA PARASHAR           ..... Respondent

                          LPA 261/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          ABHINAV GAUR                     ..... Respondent

                          LPA 263/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                         versus

                          NITESH GODARA                    ..... Respondent

                          LPA 264/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          MOHIT ARORA                      ..... Respondent

                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                   3/11




Signature Not Verified
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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           LPA 266/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          PAVAN N LAKHANI                        ..... Respondent

                          LPA 267/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant

                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN SNEHA BHANOT & ANR.            ..... Respondent

                          LPA 268/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN AARTI DATTATRAY KURNE & ORS...... Respondents

                          LPA 269/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          NIPURN AHUJA                           ..... Respondent

                          LPA 270/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT VISHAL V CHANDORKAR               ..... Respondent

                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                                4/11




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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           LPA 271/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          PRADEEP KUMAR                    ..... Respondent


                          LPA 272/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          ARJUN AHLUWALIA                  ..... Respondent

                          LPA 273/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          DUSHYANT GAUR                    ..... Respondent

                          LPA 274/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN LOKESH RAMPAL            ..... Respondent

                          LPA 275/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT JEETENDER YADAV             ..... Respondent

                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                   5/11




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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           LPA 276/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT UDIT NARULA                 ..... Respondent

                          LPA 277/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT SHANTANU S SANGIDWAR              ..... Respondent

                          LPA 278/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPTAIN PEHROZ KANGA                   ..... Respondent

                          LPA 279/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA               ..... Respondent

                          LPA 280/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                      ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT YADAV NANDU GANESH                ..... Respondent

                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                         6/11




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Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                           LPA 281/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          AMITH SURESH                     ..... Respondent

                          LPA 282/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          CAPT VIJAY KUMAR DAHIYA          ..... Respondent
                          LPA 283/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                         versus

                          SHREY MALHOTRA                   ..... Respondent

                          LPA 289/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          VIKRANT JADHAV                   ..... Respondent

                          LPA 290/2021
                          AIR INDIA LIMITED                ..... Appellant
                                                  versus

                          BALLALESHWAR S PAWADMAL          ..... Respondent




                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                   7/11




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Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                                  LPA 291/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED                              ..... Appellant
                                                  versus
                                 RIJUL ARORA                                    ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 292/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED                              ..... Appellant
                                              versus
                                 VIGNESH SANGARAN                               ..... Respondent

                                 LPA 294/2021
                                 AIR INDIA LIMITED                              ..... Appellant
                                              versus
                                 YOGISH S KATAGIHALLIMATH                       ..... Respondent

                                 Present:    Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India with Mr.
                                 Krishan Kumar and Mr. Adit Khorana, Advs. for the appellant.
                                 Mr. Shanker Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advs. For respondents in
                                 LPA Nos.247/2021, 272/2021, 274/2021 & 278/2021.
                                 Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Adv. With Mr. Naman Jain and Ms. Urvi
                                 Mohan, Advs. for respondents in LPA Nos.248/2021, 252/2021,
                                 255/2021, 258/2021, 270/2021 & 276/2021.
                                 Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Ms. Aakashi Lodha, Mr. Madhusruthi
                                 Neelakantan and Mr. Yashaswini Venkatadri, Advs. for respondents
                                 in LPA Nos.259/2021, 266/2021, 273/2021 & 281/2021.
                                 Mr. Satyabrata Panda, Adv. for respondents in LPA Nos.246/2021,
                                 250/2021 & 263/2021.
                                 Mr. Animesh Khandelwal, Adv. for respondents in LPA
                                 No.277/2021.
                                 Mr. Abhishek Bharti and Ms. Aarti Mahto, Advs. for respondents in
                                 LPA Nos.259/2021 & 271/2021.
                                 Ms. Dipal Ravaiya, Mr. Keshav Sehgal, Mr. Gaurav H Sethi and Mr.
                                 Abhinav Tyagi, Advs. for respondents in LPA Nos.249/2021 &
                                 251/2021.

                          LPA 246/2021 & connt.                                 8/11


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By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI
Signing Date:31.08.2021
08:47:35
                                  CORAM:
                                 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER
                                 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH
                                         ORDER

% 24.08.2021 [Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19] CM No.26635/2021 in LPA No.250/2021 CM No.26918/2021 in LPA No.259/2021 CM No.26957/2021 in LPA No.268/2021 CM No.26962/2021 in LPA No.269/2021 CM No.27007/2021 in LPA No.271/2021 CM No.27010/2021 in LPA No.272/2021 CM No.27702/2021 in LPA No.289/2021 CM No.27705/2021 in LPA No.290/2021 CM No.27756/2021 in LPA No.291/2021 CM No.27759/2021 in LPA No.292/2021 CM No.27763/2021 in LPA No.294/2021

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. LPA 246/2021 & CM Nos.26577-78/2021 LPA 247/2021 & CM Nos.26622-23/2021 LPA 248/2021 & CM Nos.26626-27/2021 LPA 249/2021 & CM Nos.26630-31/2021 LPA 250/2021 & CM Nos.26634 & 26636/2021 LPA 251/2021 & CM Nos.26652-53/2021 LPA 252/2021 & CM Nos.26655-56/2021 LPA 255/2021 & CM Nos.26697-98/2021 LPA 256/2021 & CM Nos.26746-47/2021 LPA 258/2021 & CM Nos.26910-11/2021 LPA 259/2021 & CM Nos.26919-20/2021 LPA 260/2021 & CM Nos.26923-24/2021 LPA 261/2021 & CM Nos.26926-27/2021 LPA 263/2021 & CM Nos.26934-35/2021 LPA 264/2021 & CM Nos.26937-38/2021 LPA 266/2021 & CM Nos.27048-49/2021 LPA 246/2021 & connt. 9/11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI Signing Date:31.08.2021 08:47:35 LPA 267/2021 & CM Nos.26951-52/2021 LPA 268/2021 & CM Nos.26956/2021, 26958/2021 LPA 269/2021 & CM Nos.26961/2021, 26963/2021 LPA 270/2021 & CM Nos.26966-67/2021 LPA 271/2021 & CM Nos.27008 & 27009/2021 LPA 272/2021 & CM Nos.27011 & 27012/2021 LPA 273/2021 & CM Nos.27016-17/2021 LPA 274/2021 & CM Nos.27019-20/2021 LPA 275/2021 & CM Nos.27022-23/2021 LPA 276/2021 & CM Nos.27025-26/2021 LPA 277/2021 & CM Nos.27031-32/2021 LPA 278/2021 & CM Nos.27028-29/2021 LPA 279/2021 & CM Nos.27034-35/2021 LPA 280/2021 & CM Nos.27037-38/2021 LPA 281/2021 & CM Nos.27040-41/2021 LPA 282/2021 & CM Nos.27043-44/2021 LPA 283/2021 & CM Nos.27046-47/2021 LPA 289/2021 & CM Nos.27703-04/2021 LPA 290/2021 & CM Nos.27706-07/2021 LPA 291/2021 & CM Nos.27757-58/2021 LPA 292/2021 & CM Nos.27760-61/2021 LPA 294/2021 & CM Nos.27764-65/2021

2. It appears that vide order dated 18.08.2021, CM No. 26634/2021 in LPA 250/2021, CM. No. 26919/2021 in LPA 259/2021, CM. No. 26956/2021 in LPA 268/2021, CM No. 26961/2021 in LPA 269/2021, CM No. 27008/2021 in LPA 271/2021 and CM No. 27011/2021 in LPA 272/2021, were allowed, inadvertently, as we were told, that these were exemption applications. However, on closer scrutiny, we found that these were applications concerning interim relief. Therefore, the aforementioned applications are put back on board.

LPA 246/2021 & connt. 10/11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI Signing Date:31.08.2021 08:47:35

2.1. Furthermore, we are informed by the Registry, that CM Nos.26948/2021 & 26949/2021, in LPA 266/2021, were wrongly listed on 18.08.2021. These applications, in LPA 266/2021, shall be read as CM Nos. 27048/2021 & 27049/2021, as indicated hereinabove. 2.2. The order dated 18.08.2021 shall stand corrected to that extent.

3. Pass over was sought, twice, on behalf of Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General of India, who appears on behalf of the appellants, in the above-captioned matters.

4. The matter has been called out again. We are told by Mr. Adit Khorana that Mr. Mehta is still busy in another case listed before the Supreme Court.

5. Accordingly, at request of Mr. Adit Khorana, list the above-captioned matters on 26.8.2021, at 2.30 P.M. RAJIV SHAKDHER, J TALWANT SINGH, J AUGUST 24, 2021/pmc Click here to check corrigendum, if any LPA 246/2021 & connt. 11/11 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VIPIN KUMAR RAI Signing Date:31.08.2021 08:47:35