Overview

• The Bombay High Court dismissed appeals by former Air India employees challenging eviction from the Kalina housing colony
• Justice Sharmila Deshmukh ruled that the quarters fall under the Airports Authority of India Act, overriding the Public Premises eviction framework
• The bench granted a six-week stay on enforcement of the eviction order to allow residents to file a petition before the Supreme Court
• Leasehold rights passed to Mumbai International Airport Ltd after Air India’s 2022 divestment to the Tata Group form the legal basis for the eviction
• Mumbai International Airport Ltd had initiated demolition of 19 vacant buildings for its expansion plan and will resume work once the stay lapses