Under Section 38 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994, the Central Government has the power to temporarily divest the Authority of the management of any airport where it is satisfied that such action is necessary in the interest of: 

Section 38 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 empowers the Central Government to temporarily divest the Authority of the management of any airport where it is satisfied that such action is necessary in the interest of the security of India. This is a distinct, narrower power compared to the full supersession of the entire Authority under Section 39, which applies on grounds of grave emergency or persistent default and can extend to a maximum of six months for the whole Authority's functions across all airports. Section 38 instead allows a more targeted, airport-specific intervention, reflecting the sensitive security dimension of airport operations, where the Central Government may need to assume direct control over a particular airport's management without disturbing the Authority's functioning at other airports across the country.