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M/S Haldyn Heinz Fine Glass Private ... vs Gujarat Gas Limited & Anr on 4 November, 2024
Author: Manmohan
Bench: Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, Manmohan
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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+ LPA 148/2021 & CM APPLs.14439/2021 AND 14441/2021
M/S HALDYN HEINZ FINE GLASS
PRIVATE LIMITED .....Appellant
Through: Ms.Swapna Seshadri, Advocate with
Ms.Aishwarya Suleramani and
Ms.Harsha V.Rao, Advocates.
versus
GUJARAT GAS LIMITED & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Ms. Chand Chopra and Ms. Neha
Bhupathiraju Advocates for
respondent No.1.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates.
Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
3
+ W.P.(C) 4315/2022 & CM APPLs.12908-12909/2022 AND
18623/2022
ANTIQUE MARBONITE PVT LTD AND ORS. ....Petitioners
Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Senior Advocate
Mr. Prantar Basu Chaudhry,
Ms.Nisha Bhatia, Mr.Siddharth
Shekhar Advocates for Petitioner
Nos. 1-23.
Mr. Saurav Agrawal and Mr.
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Anshuman Chaudhary, Advs. for
Petitioner No.24.
Versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Rahul Sagar Sahay, Advocate,
Advocates for PNGRB.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocate.
Mr. Piyush Joshi, Ms. Sumiti Yadava,
Ms. Meghna Sengupta, Ms. Vatsla
Bhatia, Mr. Yagya Sharma,
Advocates, Advocates For respondent
No.3/GGL.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
4
+ LPA 211/2023, CAV 163/2023 & CM APPLs.15189-15191/2023
AND 25260/2023
EICL LIMITED .....Appellant
Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv.with Mr.
Govind Manoharan, Mr. Tenzing
Bhutia, Mr. B.D. Kundan, Advs.
versus
AGP CITY GAS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr.Paras Kuhad, Sr.Advocate with
Mr. Piyush Joshi, Ms. Sumiti Yadava,
Ms. Meghna Sengupta, Ms. Vatsla
Bhatia, Mr. Yagya Sharma and
Mr.Shuaib Hussain, Advocates for R-
1&2.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
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Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
Mr. Rahul Sagar Sahay, Advocate for
PNGRB.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr.N.L.Ganapathi, Advocate with
Ms.Rini V.Tigga and Mr.Amogh
S.Rao, Advocates for R-5.
Ms.Chand Chopra, Advocate with
Ms. Neha Bhupathiraju, Advocate for
R-6.
5
+ LPA 366/2023 & CM APPLs.19697-19698/2023
GAIL (INDIA) LIMITED .....Appellant
Through: Mr.N.L.Ganapathi, Advocate with
Ms.Rini V.Tigga, Mr.Amogh S.Rao,
Advocates.
versus
AGP CITY GAS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr.Paras Kuhad, Sr.Advocate with
Mr. Piyush Joshi, Ms. Sumiti Yadava,
Ms. Meghna Sengupta, Ms. Vatsla
Bhatia, Mr. Yagya Sharma and
Mr.Shuaib Hussain, Advocates for
R-1&2.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv.with Mr.
Govind Manoharan, Mr. Tenzing
Bhutia, Mr. B.D. Kundan, Advs. for
R-5.
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Ms.Chand Chopra, and Ms.Neha
Bhupathiraju, Advocate for R- 6.Mr.
Rahul Sagar Sahay, Advocate for
PNGRB.
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+ LPA 254/2021 & CM APPLs.26676/2021, 34446/2021, 46637/2021
AND 44724/2022
GUJARAT GAS LIMITED .....Appellant
Through: Mr. Piyush Joshi, Ms. Sumiti Yadava,
Ms. Meghna Sengupta, Ms. Vatsla
Bhatia, Mr. Yagya Sharma,
Advocates.
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
.....Respondent
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
7
+ LPA 64/2024 & CM APPLs.4534/2024, 12574/2024 AND
28591/2024
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
.....Appellant
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
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Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates
versus
AGP CITY GAS PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr.Paras Kuhad, Sr.Advocate with
Mr. Piyush Joshi, Ms. Sumiti Yadava,
Ms. Meghna Sengupta, Ms. Vatsla
Bhatia, Mr. Yagya Sharma and
Mr.Shuaib Hussain, Advocates for R-
1&2.
Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Adv.with Mr.
Govind Manoharan, Mr. Tenzing
Bhutia, Mr. B.D. Kundan, Advs. for
R-3.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with Mr.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
Mr. Rahul Sagar Sahay, Advocate for
PNGRB.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr.N.L.Ganapathi, Advocate with
Ms.Rini V.Tigga and Mr.Amogh
S.Rao, Advocates for R-5.
Mr. Parag Tripathi, Senior Advocate
with Ms. Chand Chopra and Ms.
Neha Bhupathiraju Advocates for
Applicant-GGL.
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+ W.P.(C) 9374/2015 & CM APPLs.21790-21791/2015 AND
4231/2016
INDRAPRASTHA GAS LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr.K.K.Rai, Senior Advocate with
Mr.S.K.Pandey, Mr.Anshul Rai, Mr.
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Awanish Kumar, Mr.Chandrasekhar
A.Chakalabbi, Ms.Sreoshi Chatterji
and Ms.Medha Tandon, Advocates.
Versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Ms.Monika Arora, CGSC with
Mr.Subhrodeep Saha, Advocate for
UOI.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr.Saurav Agrawal, Advocate with
Mr.Trinath Tadakamalla, Mr.Anand
Raja, Ms.Nisha Bhatia, Mr.Siddharth
Shekhar and Mr.Anshuman
Chaudhry, Advocates for Interveners.
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
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+ W.P.(C) 11148/2020
MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr.Saurav Agrawal, Advocate with
Mr.Trinath Tadakamalla, Mr.Anand
Raja, Ms.Nisha Bhatia, Mr.Siddharth
Shekhar and Mr.Anshuman
Chaudhry, Advocates.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
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versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr.Pratima N.Lakra, CGSC with
Mr.Chandan Prajapati, Advocate for
UOI.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
10
+ W.P.(C) 9711/2020 & CM APPLs.31041/2020, 11350/2022,
31858/2022 AND 55246/2023
MAHANAGAR GAS LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Mr.Saurav Agrawal, Advocate with
Mr.Trinath Tadakamalla, Mr.Anand
Raja, Ms.Nisha Bhatia, Mr.Siddharth
Shekhar and Mr.Anshuman
Chaudhry, Advocates
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
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Mr.Pratima N.Lakra, CGSC with
Mr.Chandan Prajapati, Advocate for
UOI.
Mr.Abhi Bansal, Advocate with
Mr.Tarun Walia, Mr.Taranmeet Kaur
and Ms.Vidhi Jindal, Advocates.
11
+ W.P.(C) 1017/2021 & CM APPL.2821/2021
GUJARAT GAS LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Chand Chopra and Ms. Neha
Bhupathiraju Advocates
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
12
+ W.P.(C) 3369/2022 & CM APPLs.9845/2022 AND 9847/2022
SABARMATI GAS LIMITED .....Petitioner
Through: Ms.Chand Chopra, Advocate with
Ms.Neha Bhupathiraju, Advocate.
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
REGULATORY BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
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Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
Mr. Pritish Sabharwal, Addvocate for
MCD.
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+ W.P.(C) 3911/2022 & CM APPL.11635/2022
TRIPURA NATURAL GAS COMPANY LIMITED THROUGH ITS
GENERAL MANAGER (PROJECT) ....Petitioner
Through: Mr.N.L.Ganapathi, Advocate with
Ms.Rini V.Tigga, Mr.Amogh S.Rao,
Advocates.
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
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+ W.P.(C) 3913/2022 & CM APPL.11641/2022
VADODARA GAS LIMITED THROUGH ITS COMPANY
SECRETARY AND HOD (HR) ....Petitioner
Through: Mr.N.L.Ganapathi, Advocate with
Ms.Rini V.Tigga, Mr.Amogh S.Rao,
Advocates.
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Versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD
THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Utkarsh Sharma, Mr. Rahul
Sagar, Ms. Sanskriti Bhardwaj, Ms.
Harshita Tomar, Mr. Kartikey Joshi
Mr. Suyash Gaur and Mr. Prince
Kumar, Advocates for
Respondent/PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
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+ W.P.(C) 10244/2024 & CM APPL.42013/2024, 47302/2024,
56759/2024 AND 63395/2024
SHELL ENERGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED ....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Balbir Singh, Sr. Adv. with
Mr.Parag Maini, Dr.Abhimanyu
Chopra, Mr. Raghav Chadha,
Mr.Kunal Sabharwal, Mr.Karan
Sachdev, Mr.Aman Chaudhary,
Mr.Kushagra Jain, Mr.Deepak
Mahajan, Advocates.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr.Apoorv Kurup, CGSC, Mr.Arnav
Mittal, GP and Mr. Gurjas Singhfor
UOI.
Mr. Rahul Sagar Sahay, Advocate for
PNGRB
Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Akhil Hasija and Ms. Gauri
Gobardhan, Advocates for UOI.
Mr.Paras Kuhad, Sr.Advocate with
Mr.Piyush Joshi, Advocate with
Ms.Sumiti Yadav, Ms.Meghna
Sengupta, Ms.Vatsla Bhatia and
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Mr.Yagya Sharma, Advocates for
Intervenor/GGL.
Mr.Sandeep Sethi, Sr.Advocate with
Mr.Ajay Bhargava, Ms.Veenita
Bhargava, Mr.Gaurav Juneja and
Mr.Aayush Jain, Advocates in CM
APPLs.63394-63395/2024.
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+ W.P.(C) 14266/2024 & CM APPLs. 59737-59738/2024
MINDA KOSEI ALUMINUM WHEELS PRIVATE LIMITED
.....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Kumar Kislay, Advocate with
Ms.Anjali and Ms. Muskaan Gupta,
Advocates.
versus
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD &
ORS. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Apoorv Kurup, CGSC with
Mr.Gurjas Singh Narula, Mr.Akhil
Hasija, Mr.Arnav Mittal and
Mr.Shaurya Agarwal, Advocates for
UOI.
Mr.Piyush Joshi, Advocate with
Ms.Sumiti Yadav, Ms.Meghna
Sengupta, Ms.Vatsla Bhatia and
Mr.Yagya Sharma, Advocates for R-
3.
CORAM:
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA
ORDER
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1. Learned senior counsels for the Applicants wish to withdraw the present applications at this stage. Accordingly, the present applications are disposed of as not pressed at this stage.
2. However, to balance the equities, it is directed that in the event the amended Regulations are brought into force, the same shall not be given effect to for seven days. This Court clarifies that it has not commented on the merits of the controversy. The rights and contentions of all the parties are left open.
LPA 148/2021 & CM APPLs.14439/2021 AND 14441/2021 W.P.(C) 4315/2022 & CM APPLs.12908-12909/2022 AND 18623/2022 LPA 211/2023, CAV 163/2023 & CM APPLs.15189-15191/2023 AND 25260/2023 LPA 366/2023 & CM APPLs.19697-19698/2023 LPA 254/2021 & CM APPLs.26676/2021, 34446/2021, 46637/2021 AND 44724/2022 LPA 64/2024 & CM APPLs.4534/2024, 12574/2024 AND 28591/2024 W.P.(C) 9374/2015 & CM APPLs.21790-21791/2015 AND 4231/2016 W.P.(C) 11148/2020 W.P.(C) 9711/2020 & CM APPLs.31041/2020, 11350/2022, 31858/2022 AND 55246/2023 W.P.(C) 1017/2021 & CM APPL.2821/2021 W.P.(C) 3369/2022 & CM APPLs.9845/2022 AND 9847/2022 W.P.(C) 3911/2022 & CM APPL.11635/2022 W.P.(C) 3913/2022 & CM APPL.11641/2022 W.P.(C) 10244/2024 & CM APPL.42013/2024, 47302/2024, 56759/2024 AND 63395/2024 W.P.(C) 14266/2024 & CM APPLs. 59737-59738/2024
3. Since extensive arguments are yet to be heard in the present batch of matters and both of us (HCJ Manmohan and HMJ Manmeet Pritam Singh This is a digitally signed order.
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4. List before Division Bench-II on 7th November, 2024.
MANMOHAN, CJ MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J NOVEMBER 04, 2024 TS This is a digitally signed order.
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