Sitangsu Kumar Dey And ORS. v. The Airports Authority Of India And ORS.

25.02.2025 Ct. 23 D/L 3 ab

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 1621 of 2025 With CAN 1 of 2025 Sitangsu Kumar Dey & Ors.

-VsThe Airports Authority of India & Ors.

Ms. Shetparna Ray ... for the petitioners Mr. Ayan Poddar, Ms. Khusboo Ruia ... for the applicants/respondent nos. 1 to 5 Re: CAN 1 of 2025 This writ petition was disposed of by a judgment and order dated 28th January, 2025 granting relaxation of age to the candidates, who participated in the Selection Process of 2022, which was cancelled in the midway. The operative portion of the order dated 28th January, 2025 is set out hereunder:

"16. The online application as prefixed shall end today i.e., on 28th January, 2025. The Selection Committee of AAI shall notify the relaxation of age granted by this order in respect of only the participants of 2022 recruitment process in the official website and in the English and vernacular newspapers having wide circulation in the eastern region within 15 days from date. The notification shall clearly specify the date of resumption of online application in case of the participants of 2022 recruitment process only and fix a time period which shall not be less than 7 days to permit such candidates who are desirous to make the online application.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of."

This application being CAN 1 of 2025 has been filed on 28th February, by the respondent nos. 1 to 5 seeking extension of time for publication for notifying the participants of 2022 Selection Process through publication in the newspaper and uploading necessary information in the official website of the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

The petitioners do not object to the extension of time but say that it should be done as expeditiously as possible so that the Selection Process of 2024 is not delayed in any manner whatsoever.

Considering the respective submissions, the time to uploading the necessary information in the official website of AAI and the time to make publication in the newspaper as directed by the order dated 28th January, 2025, are extended till 18th March, 2025.

It is, however, made clear that no further extension of time shall be granted to AAI.

The application being CAN 1 of 2025 is accordingly disposed of.

(Arindam Mukherjee, J.)