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W.P.(C) 6610/2014 & connected matters
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Reserved on: 11.12.2018 Pronounced on: 10.04.2019
W.P.(C) 6610/2014
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. ..... Petitioner
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR. .... Respondents
W.P.(C) 6634/2014, CM APPL. 20409/2014
TATA MOTORS LIMITED & ANR ..... Petitioners
TATA MOTORS LIMITED & ANR ..... Petitioners
VERSUS
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA ..... Respondent
W.P.(C) 7087/2014, CM APPL. 16614/2014, CM APPL. 39827/2018
GENERAL MOTORS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
GENERAL MOTORS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS .... Respondents
W.P.(C) 7121/2014, CM APPL. 16680/2014, CM APPL. 31959/2018
MERCEDES BENZ INDIA PVT LTD. ..... Petitioner
MERCEDES BENZ INDIA PVT LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA ..... Respondent
W.P.(C) 7186/2014, CM APPL. 16889/2014
SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD ..... Petitioner
SUPER CASSETTES INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents
W.P.(C) 7306/2014, CM APPL. 17096/2014
SKODA AUTO INDIA PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
SKODA AUTO INDIA PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents
W.P.(C) 7321/2014, CM APPL. 17118/2014
HONDA CARS INDIA LTD ..... Petitioner
HONDA CARS INDIA LTD ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
W.P.(C) 7327/2014, CM APPL. 17125/2014
VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
VOLKSWAGEN INDIA PVT. LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
W.P.(C) 7334/2014, CM APPL. 17158/2014
2019:DHC:2040-DB HINDUSTAN MOTORS LIMITED ..... Petitioner
2019:DHC:2040-DB HINDUSTAN MOTORS LIMITED ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents
W.P.(C) 7417/2014, CM APPL. 17608/2014
FIAT INDIA AUTOMOBILES LTD. ..... Petitioner
FIAT INDIA AUTOMOBILES LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR ..... Respondents
W.P.(C) 7638/2014
BMW INDIA PVT LTD. ..... Petitioner
BMW INDIA PVT LTD. ..... Petitioner
VERSUS
THE COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ANR...... Respondents
Present: Mr. Arvind K. Nigam, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sameer Gandhi, Mr. Mikhil Sharda, Mr. Mehtaab Singh Sandhu & Mr. Pratishth Kaushal, Advs. for TATA Motors.
Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Arvind. K. Nigam, Sr. Advocate, Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja, Mr. Shravan Sahny, Ms. Ashwati, Mr. Nakul Gandhi, Ms. Hemangini, Ms. Krithika Ramesh & Mr. Nitin Nair, Advs. for TATA Motors.
Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Aakash Bajaj, Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Mr. Vinay Tripathi & Mr. Ambar Bhushan, Advocates, for
Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd. & M&M Ltd.
Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Gaggar, Ms. Neha Mishra, Ms. Aayushi Sharma, Mr. Vidur Mohan, Mr. Adarsh Chamoli, Ms. Niti Richhariya, Mr. Soham Goswami, Mr. Uvraj Sharma, Advs. for
Respondent/CCI.
Mr. V. Lakshmikumaran, Mr. Aditya Bhattcharya & Ms. Aishwarya Dubey, Advs. for Honda Motors.
Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Arun Kathpalia, Sr.
Advocate. with Mr. Akshat Kulshrestha, Ms. Rajshree Sharma, Ms. Bani Brar & Mr. Siddharth Nath, Advs. for Mercedes Benz.
Mr. Abhishek Malhotra & Mr. Karan Kapoor, Advs. for Hindustan
Motors.
Mr. Neel Mason, Ms. Sanyukta Banerjie & Mr. Vishesh Kumar, Advs. for Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Anand S. Pathak, Mr. Amit K, Mishra, Mr. Akshat Hansaria, Mr. Avinash Amarnath, Mr. Pavan Bhushan, Sh. Abhinav Meena & Mr. Ujwala Uppalusi, Advs. for General Motors.
Ms. Pranaya Goyal, Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, Ms. Pratyushi Mehta, Advs. for
Fiat India Automobiles.
Mr. Ravi Prakash, Mr. Varun Pathak & Mr. Farmanali, Advs. in
Present: Mr. Arvind K. Nigam, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sameer Gandhi, Mr. Mikhil Sharda, Mr. Mehtaab Singh Sandhu & Mr. Pratishth Kaushal, Advs. for TATA Motors.
Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Arvind. K. Nigam, Sr. Advocate, Ms. Ruby Singh Ahuja, Mr. Shravan Sahny, Ms. Ashwati, Mr. Nakul Gandhi, Ms. Hemangini, Ms. Krithika Ramesh & Mr. Nitin Nair, Advs. for TATA Motors.
Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Aakash Bajaj, Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Mr. Vinay Tripathi & Mr. Ambar Bhushan, Advocates, for
Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd. & M&M Ltd.
Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Gaggar, Ms. Neha Mishra, Ms. Aayushi Sharma, Mr. Vidur Mohan, Mr. Adarsh Chamoli, Ms. Niti Richhariya, Mr. Soham Goswami, Mr. Uvraj Sharma, Advs. for
Respondent/CCI.
Mr. V. Lakshmikumaran, Mr. Aditya Bhattcharya & Ms. Aishwarya Dubey, Advs. for Honda Motors.
Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Arun Kathpalia, Sr.
Advocate. with Mr. Akshat Kulshrestha, Ms. Rajshree Sharma, Ms. Bani Brar & Mr. Siddharth Nath, Advs. for Mercedes Benz.
Mr. Abhishek Malhotra & Mr. Karan Kapoor, Advs. for Hindustan
Motors.
Mr. Neel Mason, Ms. Sanyukta Banerjie & Mr. Vishesh Kumar, Advs. for Super Cassettes Industries Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Anand S. Pathak, Mr. Amit K, Mishra, Mr. Akshat Hansaria, Mr. Avinash Amarnath, Mr. Pavan Bhushan, Sh. Abhinav Meena & Mr. Ujwala Uppalusi, Advs. for General Motors.
Ms. Pranaya Goyal, Mr. Nikhil Ranjan, Ms. Pratyushi Mehta, Advs. for
Fiat India Automobiles.
Mr. Ravi Prakash, Mr. Varun Pathak & Mr. Farmanali, Advs. in
W.P.(C) 6634/2014.
Mr. Diwakar Maheshwari, Mr. Shreyas Edupuganti, Advs for BMW
India.
Mr. Gaurang Kanth, Advocate. with Mr. Aman Singh Bakshi, Advs. for
UOI.
Mr. Bhagvan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Kamaldeep & Mr. Shravan Kumar Shukla, Advs. for UOI.
Mr. Ashim Sood, CGSC with Ms. Rhythm. B., Advocate, for
Respondent No.1 in W.P.(C) 7321/2014.
Ms. Monika Arora with Sh. Harsh Ahuja, Advocates, for UOI, in
Mr. Diwakar Maheshwari, Mr. Shreyas Edupuganti, Advs for BMW
India.
Mr. Gaurang Kanth, Advocate. with Mr. Aman Singh Bakshi, Advs. for
UOI.
Mr. Bhagvan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Kamaldeep & Mr. Shravan Kumar Shukla, Advs. for UOI.
Mr. Ashim Sood, CGSC with Ms. Rhythm. B., Advocate, for
Respondent No.1 in W.P.(C) 7321/2014.
Ms. Monika Arora with Sh. Harsh Ahuja, Advocates, for UOI, in
W.P.(C) 7306/2014.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT
JUDGMENT
1. The writ petitions are partly allowed in the above terms. There shall be no order on costs.
2. For detailed judgment, the decision dated 10.04.2019 in W.P.(C) 11467/2018 may be referred to.
S. RAVINDRA BHAT
(JUDGE)
PRATEEK JALAN (JUDGE) APRIL 10, 2019