The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Act, 2021 ['the Amendment Act'] amended the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 ['the Principal Act'] pursuant to the passing of the Amendment Bill by both the Houses of the Parliament followed by the assent of the President of India on 12th August, 2021. The Amendment Bill was first introduced in March, 2021 and subsequently referred to the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture which approved it without any changes. The Amendment Act has inserted the words "or a group of airports" after the words "any other airport" in Section 2(i) of the Principal Act. The Amendment Act has made a very small change in the Principal Act but having major ramifications
