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The public interest petition that had been submitted before the Delhi High Court challenging the payment of Airport Development Fee (ADF) from passengers who depart from the Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi has been rejected by the Delhi High Court.
The division bench of Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and Justice Manmohan, while dismissing the petition, said: "We find no irregularities attached to the imposition of ADF, therefore the petition is dismissed."
The court has also added that ADF can be levied from the passengers as they are being allowed by the Airport Authority of India to use the airport. The court also said that this levying of ADF is required to carry out the function of the airport for the welfare of passengers.
The bench had suspended the order last week after hearing the arguments from the Airports Authority of India, Delhi International Authority Limited (DIAL) and Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL).
The public interest petition had challenged the ADF of Rs. 200 on all outgoing domestic passengers and Rs.1,300 on international ones since March 1, 2009.
