Melzer Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. v. Paxchem Ltd. and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court rejected a civil application filed by a competitor, holding that the applicant was not a proper or necessary party to the underlying writ petition regarding the cancellation of a NoC. Consequently, the application was not entertained and was rejected.
What did the court decide?
Civil application rejected as applicant is not a proper or necessary party; application not entertained.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1455 OF 2018 IN
WRIT PETITION NO. 11798 OF 2017
Melzer Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. ..Applicant. In the matter between Paxchem Limited and Another. ..Petitioner. Versus Union of India & Others. ..Respondents.
Mr. Sourabh Kapoor, Mr. R. N. Gaonkar I/b Ashok Singh for the Applicant.
Mr. Kevic Setlwad, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anupam Surve, Nikhil Mehta, Ms. Pratibha Lobo I/b Nanu Hormasjee & Co., for the Petitioner.
Mr. P. S. Jetly with Mr. J. S. Saluja for the Respondent – Union of India.
Coram : RANJIT MORE & SMT. ANUJA PRABHUDESSAI, JJ. Date : July 17, 2018 .
P. C. :
- The Applicant is competitor of the Petitioner in Writ Petition No. 11798 of 2017. The order impugned in the petition is about the cancellation of NoC granted in favour of the Petitioner. The Petitioner approached this Court mainly raising grievance that impugned order is passed without following the principles of natural justice.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the applicant is a proper or necessary party to a writ petition concerning the cancellation of a NoC granted to a petitioner.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Melzer Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
- other
Paxchem Limited
- respondent
Union of India
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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