IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2026 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NO. 1671 OF 2026)
UETA, INC. & ORS. APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
1. Leave granted.
2. The short question that arises for consideration is whether,
in the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, the writ
petition filed before the High Court of Delhi ought to have been
entertained or that the Division Bench of the High Court has
rightly dismissed the same for want of territorial jurisdiction,
thereby relegating the appellant to approach the High Court of
Judicature at Allahabad.
3. The controversy pertains to the setting up of development,
operation, maintenance and management of duty-free outlets and
retail outlets at the Noida International Airport, Jewar, Uttar
Pradesh. The appellant was one of the bidders and its bid, having
been rejected, approached the High Court through a writ petition,
which has been dismissed, as noticed above, on the ground of want
of jurisdiction.
4. We have heard learned senior counsel for the parties at
considerable length.
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5. It is well settled and calls for no detailed discussion that
mere conferment of jurisdiction on a Court, including the High
Court, through an agreement between the parties, per se, will not
confer jurisdiction. In matters of maintainability of writ
petitions, the jurisdictional com...