S. Muralidhar, J.

CM APPL No. 5716/2011 (for exemption)

Exemption allowed subject to all just exceptions. The application is disposed of.

CM APPL No. 6415/2011 (for amendment of petition)

For the reasons stated therein and without prejudice to the rights and contentions of the parties, this application is allowed. The amended petition is taken on record. The application is disposed of.

WP (C) 2691/2011 & CM APPL No. 5715/2011 (for directions)

1. Notice. Mr. Tarun Gulati, Mr. Shaqib, Ms. Pallavi Shroff and Mr. Ashwani Bhardwaj, learned Counsel accept notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition has been heard finally.

2. The Steel Authority of India ("SAIL') challenges an order dated 17th March 2011 and a consequential order dated 25th March 2011 passed by the Competition Commission of India ("CCI'), Respondent No. 1, in Case No. 11 of 2009.

3. The facts in brief are that Jindal Steel & Power Limited ("JSPL'), Respondent No. 3, invoked the provisions of Section 19 read with Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 ("CA') by providing information to the CCI alleging that the Petitioner SAIL had inter