Jcb India Limited And Anr vs The Competition Commission Of India And ... on 14 August, 2024
In the present dispute also the substratum of the dispute being the
design infringement action filed by JCB for protection of its registered
designs, the said suit having itself being settled, in the opinion of this Court,
the CCI proceeding cannot continue and deserves to be disposed of. This is
in line with the decision of the Division Bench in Telefonaktiebolaget LM
Ericsson (PUBL) v. Competition Commission of India & Anr.
[2023:DHC:4783-DB] where the Court categorically holds that once the
settlement is reached, the substratum of the proceedings itself no longer
exists. The relevant portion of the said judgment is set out below: