SC of India refuses plea on Navi Mumbai airport renaming

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to take a time-bound decision on the Maharashtra government?s proposal regarding the renaming of the Navi Mumbai International Airport. 

The Maharashtra government had forwarded a proposal to rename the Navi Mumbai International Airport as ?Lokneta D B Patil Navi Mumbai International Airport?.

?This will amount to



indulging in policy making,? a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi told the counsel appearing for the petitioner organisation ?Prakashjhot Samajik Sanstha?.

The bench said it was not inclined to entertain the plea challenging a November 2025 order of the Bombay High Court, which had dismissed the petition. The bench granted liberty to the petitioner to pursue the case before the competent authority.