ILD HOUSING PROJECTS PVT LTD FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL LAND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD vs COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~7 & 47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 07.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 3705/2025 and CM APPL.17323/2025 (Stay), CM APPL.17325/2025 ILD HOUSING PROJECTS PVT LTD FORMERLY KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL LAND DEVELOPERS PVT LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Gurmeher Sistani and Ms. Aashna Chawla, Advocates. versus COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv., Mr. Udaya Jain, Ms. Geetika Jain, Mr. Harsh Jaswal and Mr. Ranjan Mishra, Advs. for R-1/CCI. 47 + W.P.(C) 10948/2024 and CM APPL.45119/2024 CONFEDERATION OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA NCR (CREDAI NCR) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Vijay Nair, Mr. Manoranjan Sharma and Mr. Deeptanshu Jain, Advocates. versus COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Alok Sangwan, Sr. AAG, Haryan, Mr. Sumit Kumar Sharma, Mr. Rajat Sangwan, Advs. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 3705/2025 & connected matter Page 1 of 15 By:KAMLA RAWAT Signing Date:12.04.2025 14:23:05 SACHIN DATTA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL.17324/2025 in W.P.(C) 3705/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 3705/2025 W.P.(C) 10948/2024 3. The present petitions inter-alia seeks to assail an order dated 19.06.2024 passed by the respondent no.1/Competition Commission of India (CCI) in case No.40 of 2017, whereby, the application filed by the petitioners under Section 42 of the Competition Act, 2002 (hereinafter ‘Competition Act’) to initiate investigation against respondent no.2/the Department of Town and Country Planning, Haryana (DTCP) was dismissed by the respondent no.1. 4. At the