Monday, February 6 2006 13:30 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Noting that the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports was of national importance, the Delhi High Court today agreed to dispense with various procedural laws to dispose of a petition by Reliance Airports Developers on airport tenders row by February 13.

A Division Bench comprising Justice T S Thakur and Justice Sanjeev Khanna had asked all parties to the dispute, including the Union Government, to file their replies, affidavits and counter-affidavits before February eight.

The Bench said it was keen on early disposal of the case without undergoing a rigmarole of regular procedures.

It would be an unpleasant decision to stay the entire process by way of an interim order in view of the national importance of the project, the Bench observed.