Rita & Ors. v. Indian Airlines Ltd. & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi HC dismisses W.P.(C) 7377/2005 (Rita & Ors. v. Indian Airlines Ltd. & Ors., decided 07.02.2026, Neena Bansal Krishna, J.) as not maintainable; Article 226 petition against Indian Airlines after its merger with privatised Air India and divestment of Government shareholding to M/s Talace Pvt. Ltd. (Tata Sons subsidiary); reliance on Co-ordinate Bench decision Satya Sagar and Anr. v. Air India (AIESL), W.P.(C) No. 7908/2015 (01.09.2022); maintainability of writ against divested entity; no appearance for petitioners.
What did the court decide?
The present Writ Petition is not maintainable and is hereby dismissed, the relief being against Indian Airlines, which has been divested of Government holding. ¶¶17