Gaurav Verma & Ors vs Airport Authority Of India & Anr

ik-6550602 Delhi High Court 17 February 2026 • 14 min read

Judges (1)

Sanjeev Narula Delivered

Counsel (7)

Amit Bardhan Mohanty Counsel Respondent Neelankshi Choudhary Counsel Respondent Prakriti Roy Counsel Petitioner Pratima N. Lakra Counsel Respondent Ramesh Chandra Singh Counsel Petitioner Raveesh Kumar Tripathi Counsel Respondent Shailendra Kumar Mishra Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Airport Authority of India Respondent Gaurav Verma Petitioner

Case Significance

Gaurav Verma & Ors vs Airport Authority Of India & Anr is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 17, 2026 (citation: ik-6550602). Ex-servicemen petitioners challenged their non-inclusion in the document verification list for AAI Non-Executive Cadre recruitment, arguing they should be considered for unreserved vacancies since their marks exceeded the last selected unreserved candidate. The court held that since the petitioners' participation was predicated on age relaxation available only to ex-servicemen, they could not claim treatment as unreserved candidates — their consideration was confined to the ex-servicemen hori The case was heard by Justice Sanjeev Narula.

Summary

Ex-servicemen petitioners challenged their non-inclusion in the document verification list for AAI Non-Executive Cadre recruitment, arguing they should be considered for unreserved vacancies since their marks exceeded the last selected unreserved candidate. The court held that since the petitioners' participation was predicated on age relaxation available only to ex-servicemen, they could not claim treatment as unreserved candidates — their consideration was confined to the ex-servicemen horizontal quota. The writ petition was dismissed as the DoPT position confirmed ex-servicemen who avail age relaxation cannot be considered against unreserved vacancies.

What was the outcome of Gaurav Verma & Ors vs Airport Authority Of India & Anr?

Ex-servicemen petitioners challenged their non-inclusion in the document verification list for AAI Non-Executive Cadre recruitment, arguing they should be considered for unreserved vacancies since the...

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