Union Of India vs. Colgate Palmolive (I) Ltd

ITEM NO.21 COURT NO.14 SECTION IX

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 9725/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 29-08-2022 in WP No. 2168/2021 passed by the High Court Of Judicature At Bombay)

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

COLGATE PALMOLIVE (I) LTD. Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.60510/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.60511/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 05-04-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

• CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA
• For Petitioner(s) Mr. N. Venkatraman, A.S.G. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. V.c. Bharathi, Adv. Mr. Navanjay Mahapatra, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Jitendra Motwani, Adv. Mr. Udit Jain, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Vikas, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Delay condoned.

Reason:

It is seen that in similar proceedings in SLP(C) No. 5928 of 2023 [@ Diary No. 7213 of 2023] [Union of India Vs. Seimens Ltd.], this Court had remitted the matter for a fresh consideration by the Bombay High Court vide order dated 24.03.2023. Digitally signed by Jayant Kumar Arora Date: 2023.04.08 10:03:21 IST Signature Not Verified

Following the said order, the impugned order is hereby set aside and the matter is remitted for fresh consideration and orders

by the Bombay High Court. The parties are at liberty to raise all contentions before the High Court. The directions of the Bombay High Court to the petitioner-authorities not to complete the Show Cause Notice proceedings, however, shall bind the parties till the disposal of the writ petition.

The Special Leave Petition is disposed of in the above terms. Pending interlocutory application(s), if any, is/are disposed of.

(JAYANT KUMAR ARORA) (MATHEW ABRAHAM) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER