Raju Saibu Anna Reddy v. Airport Authority of India Thr. Mr. Radhakrishna Eviction Officer Western Regional and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
condonation of delay; Section 28-K Airports Authority of India Act 1994; proviso 'but not after the period of thirty days'; outer limit on condonable delay; Section 29(2) Limitation Act 1963; express exclusion of Section 5 Limitation Act; special law limitation; Section 14 Limitation Act conditions same party same relief defect of jurisdiction; Section 28-B AAI Act eviction order; Eviction Officer; Air India employees Air India Colony Kalina Santacruz; MIAL Adani eviction; Union of India v. Popular Construction Company (2001) 8 SCC 470; MCGM v. Anusaya Sitaram Devrukhkar 2025 SCC OnLine Bom 36; HPCL Bio-Fuels 2024 SCC OnLine SC 3190; sufficient cause; Apex Court order 16.02.2024; Section 20 SC/ST Act; First Appeal (ST) Bombay High Court; Sharmila U. Deshmukh J.
What did the court decide?
Section 28-K of the AAI Act prescribes a special period of limitation of fifteen days from the date of the eviction order, extendable by a further fifteen days upon sufficient cause being shown - thirty days in all; only this further delay of fifteen days can be condoned.