PUTZMEISTER CONCRETE PUMPS GMBH AND ANR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 22.12.2025 % Judgment delivered on: 30.03.2026 + LPA 1185/2024, CM APPL. 71163/2024 & CM APPL. 75920/2024 PUTZMEISTER CONCRETE PUMPS GMBH AND ANR ...Appellants Through: Mr.Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Rohin Dubey, Mr.Sagar Chawla and Ms.Mansvini Jain, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr.Mukul Singh, CGSC with Ms.Ira Singh and Mr.Aryan Dhaka, Advs. for UOI. Mr.Shyam Mehta, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Rishi Agrawala, Mr.Rajesh Vaidya, Mr.Gaurav Goel, Mr.Aditya Bapat, Mr.Abhay Agnihotri and Mr.Abhishek Anand, Advs. for R-5 to R-7. Mr.Zoheb Hossain, SPC for ED with Mr.Vivek Gurnami, Panel Counsel along with Mr.Kartik Sabharwal, Mr.Pransal Tripathi and Mr.Chinmay Anand Panigrahi, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA LPA 1185/2024 Page 1 of 71 Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHAILNDRA KUMAR Signing Date:31.03.2026 20:35:50 JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. CHALLENGE 1. The instant intra-Court appeal seeks exception to the judgment and order dated 29.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby, W.P.(C) 8148/2010 instituted by respondent no.5-Putzmeister India Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as the „PIP’), has been disposed of with certain directions, with a further stipulation that there shall not be any stay or injunction on operation of the ex-post facto approval till newly constituted Committee takes appropriate decision on the proposal of appellant no.1- Putzmeister Concrete Pumps GmbH (hereinafter referred to as the „PCP’) whereby, ex-post facto approval of the respondent no.2 was sought under Press Note-1 (2005 Series) for investment made by it in appellant no.2- Putzmeister Concrete Machines Private Limited, (hereinafter r