Amit Ashok Tikam v. Mumbai International Airport Ltd. and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Group dismissal of first appeals (FA 1843/2024 lead, with numerous connected appeals) by former Air India employees against eviction from Air India Housing Colony flats (Kolekalyan, Mumbai) under Chapter V-A of the AAI Act. Key anchors: S.28-K appeals; S.28-A(a)/(c) 'airport premises'; S.28-A(f) 'unauthorised occupation'; S.28-C show-cause notice; S.12 and S.12-A(4) lessee's powers; S.2(e) PPE Act contrast; S.108 Transfer of Property Act and dual ownership; OMDA 04.04.2006, Lease Deed 26.04.2006 (Schedules 25/28), Supplemental Lease Deed 21.12.2011; AIAHCL and HOTO note; Air India disinvestment (Talace/AISAM); termination of leave and license; Air India Housing Allotment Rules 2017; necessary-party/impleadment and privity of contract; 'a judgment is an authority only for what it decides'; no estoppel against statute. Precedents: Dr. K.A. Dhairyawan v. J.R Thakur, 1958 AIR 789 (applied); Deepak Agro Foods (2008) 7 SCC 748; Sneh Lata Goel (2019) 3 SCC 594; Jagmittar Sain Bhagat (2013) 10 SCC 136; Allahabad Bank (2000) 4 SCC 406 (referred). Useful for: post-privatisation eviction of ex-employees from airport housing colonies; Eviction Officer (AAI Act) versus Estate Officer (PPE Act) jurisdiction; who may initiate Chapter V-A proceedings; effect of High Court/Supreme Court orders on ownership and the vacation timeline.