UNITED AIR TRAVEL SERVICES THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR A.D.M. ANWAR KHAN vs UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS THROUGH SECRETARY — W.P.(C) No. 631/2016

Case under Section X. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010257842016

Filing Date

02-Aug-2016

Registration No

W.P.(C) No. 631/2016

Diary Number

25784/2016

Order Date

07-May-2018

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2018 INSC 453

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section X

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.UNITED AIR TRAVEL SERVICES THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR A.D.M. ANWAR KHAN

    Adv. SAYID MARZOOK BAFAKI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS THROUGH SECRETARY

    Adv. B. KRISHNA PRASAD

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2018

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 07-May-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 07-May-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  5. 24-Apr-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 24-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  7. 11-Apr-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 11-Apr-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  9. 27-Mar-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 27-Mar-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  11. 20-Feb-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  12. 20-Feb-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  13. 30-Jan-2018

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  14. 30-Jan-2018

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  15. 13-Dec-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  16. 13-Dec-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  17. 05-Dec-2017

    Administrative Order

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul

  18. 27-Jul-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice J. Chelameswar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

  19. 24-May-2017

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Sinha

  20. 15-May-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  21. 15-May-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  22. 08-May-2017

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  23. 08-May-2017

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  24. 25-Apr-2017

    Office ReportView PDF

  25. 25-Apr-2017

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  26. 24-Apr-2017

    ROPView PDF

  27. 24-Apr-2017

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  28. 21-Apr-2017

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  29. 21-Apr-2017

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  30. 21-Apr-2017

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  31. 21-Apr-2017

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  32. 21-Apr-2017

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  33. 21-Apr-2017

    ROPView PDF

  34. 21-Apr-2017

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  35. 13-Apr-2017

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  36. 13-Apr-2017

    Office ReportView PDF

  37. 13-Apr-2017

    ROPView PDF

  38. 27-Mar-2017

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  39. 27-Mar-2017

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  40. 27-Mar-2017

    ROPView PDF

  41. 20-Mar-2017

    ROPView PDF

  42. 20-Mar-2017

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  43. 20-Mar-2017

    ROPView PDF

  44. 10-Feb-2017

    ROPView PDF

  45. 10-Feb-2017

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  46. 10-Feb-2017

    ROPView PDF

  47. 23-Jan-2017

    ROPView PDF

  48. 23-Jan-2017

    Office ReportView PDF

  49. 23-Jan-2017

    ROPView PDF

  50. 09-Dec-2016

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  51. 24-Nov-2016

    ROPView PDF

  52. 24-Nov-2016

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  53. 14-Sep-2016

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  54. 14-Sep-2016

    Office ReportView PDF

  55. 14-Sep-2016

    ROPView PDF

  56. 02-Aug-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. W.P.(C) No. 631/2016

  57. [ 2018 INSC 453 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

Common Record of Proceedings — heard with connected matters

Lead case: C.A. No. 733/2016

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Case Summary: United Air Travel Services v. Union of India Decision: The Supreme Court quashed the Ministry of External Affairs' rejection letters (dated 27.7.2016) denying Hajj 2016 registration to private tour operators, finding the rejections arbitrary and illegal. The court awarded Rs. 5 lakh compensation per petitioner for losses caused by the unlawful denial of quota allocation, with costs of Rs. 10,000 per petition. Key Reasoning: The petitioners had qualified for Hajj 2015 but were unsuccessful in the draw of lots, entitling them under policy to automatic allocation without draw (Qurrah) for 2016 with exemption from certain compliance clauses. The rejection citing non-compliance with those very exempted clauses was patently arbitrary—grounds that explicitly did not apply to the petitioners were used against them, violating Article 14 principles and constituting grounds for public law damages. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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