NEW DELHI: Even before Noida International Airport at Jewar commences operation, two MNCs – Panama-headquartered UETA Inc and Singapore-based Heinemann Asia Pacific – have locked horns over allotment of duty-free and retail outlets at the soon to be operationalised airport that would decongest traffic at Delhi airports.UETA on Tuesday challenged before the Supreme Court a decision of the Delhi HC rejecting its challenge to the tender process for setting up, development, operation, maintenance and management of duty-free outlets and retail outlets at Noida International Airport. It challenged the award of licence to the consortium of Heinemann-BWC Forwarders.Appearing for UETA, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said the HC erroneously rejected its petition saying no cause of action has arisen in Delhi and hence Delhi HC had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute. He said the corporate office of NIAL was in Delhi and the letters were addressed from there giving clear jurisdiction to the HC.NIAL and Heinemann through their counsel said that the airport is in Uttar Pradesh and that the corporate office of NIAL has since shifted from Delhi to Noida but a camp office is maintained in Delhi to receive correspondence.The bench of CJI Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that even though issue of territorial jurisdiction of Delhi HC over the dispute is debatable, since the counsel for both parties are in Delhi, it would make no difference if Delhi HC adjudicated this dispute on merits.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSatya Nadella Recounts 2023 Story Of Indian Farmer Leveraging AI Bot For SubsidiesPolice Arrest MZ Wiztown Owner Abhay Kumar Over Noida Techie Yuvraj Mehta’s DeathOwaisi Defends Hijab-Clad PM Dream, Says Constitution Allows It77th Republic Day Parade to Witness Debut of DRDO’s Hypersonic Anti-Ship MissilePM Modi Endorses Nitin Nabin As New BJP Chief; 200% Trump Tariff On French Champagne?One Year Of Trump 2.0: How India-US Ties Went From Strategic Ties To Strategic Stress In 12 MonthsInside Jaish’s Kargil-Style Terror Bunker In J&K Where Maggi, Rice, Gas And Grenades Were StockedEU Puts India At Core Of Historic Trade Reset At Davos, Ursula Leyen Terms It ‘Mother Of All Deals’PM Modi Says Parties Shielding Illegal Immigrants Must Be Exposed, Calls It a National ThreatFrom Karyakarta To Party President: Nitin Nabin Becomes BJP’s Youngest-Ever Chief123PhotostoriesLesser-known facts about Brooklyn Beckham’A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’: Everything to know about the new Westeros spin-offHow to make Punjabi Lobia Masala for dinner at home‘Jana Nayagan’: Everything to know about trailer, posters, cast and more of Thalapathy Vijay’s starrer amid CBFC delayTop 10 countries with the highest government debtFrom Nimona to Samosa: 9 delicious local dishes made with Green Peas5 reasons you could be on the next layoff list of your companyBaby names as beautiful as a melody‘Sheila Ki Jawani’, ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’, ‘Baby Doll’: Bollywood item songs that broke the internet with their zany lyricsRanbir Kapoor’s ‘Badtameez Dil’ to Nora Fatehi’s ‘Dilbar’: Iconic dance steps from Bollywood songs everyone still tries to copy123Hot PicksSilver price todayBudget 2026Karnataka DGP ScandalGold price predictionNitin NabinPublic holidays January 2026Bank Holidays JanuaryTop TrendingMatthew StaffordKyle Larson and Katelyn Sweet Net WorthKlay ThompsonElina Svitolina and Gael Monfils Net WorthShane Lowry Net WorthTom BradyPaul Scholes and Claire Froggatt Net WorthJohn Harbaughs WifeNHL TradeKelly Piquet
NEW DELHI: Even before Noida International Airport at Jewar commences operation, two MNCs – Panama-headquartered UETA Inc and Singapore-based Heinemann Asia Pacific – have locked horns over allotment of duty-free and retail outlets at the soon to be operationalised airport that would decongest traffic at Delhi airports.UETA on Tuesday challenged before the Supreme Court a decision of the Delhi HC rejecting its challenge to the tender process for setting up, development, operation, maintenance and management of duty-free outlets and retail outlets at Noida International Airport. It challenged the award of licence to the consortium of Heinemann-BWC Forwarders.Appearing for UETA, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said the HC erroneously rejected its petition saying no cause of action has arisen in Delhi and hence Delhi HC had no jurisdiction to adjudicate the dispute. He said the corporate office of NIAL was in Delhi and the letters were addressed from there giving clear jurisdiction to the HC.NIAL and Heinemann through their counsel said that the airport is in Uttar Pradesh and that the corporate office of NIAL has since shifted from Delhi to Noida but a camp office is maintained in Delhi to receive correspondence.The bench of CJI Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that even though issue of territorial jurisdiction of Delhi HC over the dispute is debatable, since the counsel for both parties are in Delhi, it would make no difference if Delhi HC adjudicated this dispute on merits.
