The Supreme Court, on 10 August 2006, reserved its judgement on the Mumbai and Delhi airport modernisation and privatization case. The same will be delivered by the first week of September 2006.

The judgement will be in response to the Reliance Group's (Anil Ambani faction) plea challenging the award process. Reliance Energy has challenged the finalization of contracts and has alleged that different yardsticks were used in selection process with a view to edging out the Anil Ambani group that had bid for both airports.

The two airports have already been handed over to the private sector developers on 3 August 2006. There is a possibility that if the Supreme Court so directs, ante status quo would be restored, implying that the privatization process can be rolled back.

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