ASIAN PAINTS LIMITED, THROUGH ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY vs COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA

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Digitally signed by SHAGUFTA SHAGUFTA QUTBUDDIN QUTBUDDIN PATHAN PATHAN Date: WP-2887-2025-J.doc 2025.09.12 18:41:43 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2887 OF 2025 Asian Paints Limited Through its Authorized Signatory Having its registered office at: 6A & 6B, Shantinagar, Santacruz (East), Mumbai- 400 055 … Petitioner Versus 1. Competition Commission of India 9th Floor, Office Block -1, Kidwai Nagar (East), New Delhi – 110 023 2. Grasim Industries Limited (Birla Paints Division) 9th Floor, Birla Centurion, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai – 400 030 … Respondents Mr. Darius Khambata, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sharan Jagtiani, Senior Advocate, Mr. Ameya Gokhale, Mr. Harman Singh Sandhu, Ms. Nitika Dwivedi, Ms. Kriti Kalyani, Mr. Chintan Gandhi, Ms. Anushka Bhardwaj, Ms. Swarupini Srinath i/by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., for the Petitioner Mr. Mustafa Doctor, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ravi Kini, Mr. Abhay Itagi, Ms. Vidhi Bhasin i/by M. V. Kini Law Firm, for the Respondent No.1-CCI SQ Pathan 1/40 WP-2887-2025-J.doc Mr. Aspi Chinoy, Senior Advocate with Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud, Ms. Sneha Jaisingh, Ms. Jaidhara Shah, Ms. Neeraja Barve and Mr. Akshay Ayush i/b Bharucha and Partners, for the Respondent No.2 CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 7th AUGUST 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 11th SEPTEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT (Per Revati Mohite Dere, J.) : 1 Heard learned senior counsel for the respective parties. 2 By this petition, the Petitioner seeks setting-aside of the orders dated 1st July 2025, firstly uploaded on the website of the Respondent No.1-Competition Commission of India (`the CCI’) on 1st July 2025 and thereafter allegedly/purportedly replaced by the second order of the same d