JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. - Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter ''MHPL''), Monsanto Company (hereafter ''Monsanto''), Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Pvt. Ltd. (hereafter ''MMBL'') have filed the petition, W.P.(C) 1776/2016, inter alia, impugning a common order dated 10.02.2016 (hereafter ''the impugned order'') passed by the Competition Commission of India (hereafter ''CCI'') under section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 (hereafter the Competition Act) in Reference Case 02/2015 and Information Case 107/2015, whereby the CCI has directed the Director General (hereafter ''DG'') to investigate the activities of the petitioners and Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco). The petitioners also impugn an order dated 18.02.2016, whereby CCI had issued notice to the petitioners in an application filed by the informants under Section 33 of the Competition Act.

2. In W.P(C) 3556/2017, the petitioners impugn four separate orders - common order dated 18.02.2016 passed in Case No.10/2016, Case No. 3/2016 and Ref Case no.1/2016; common order dated 09.06.2016 passed in Case no. 37/2016, Case no.38/206 and Case no.39/2016; Order dated 21.09.2016 in Case no. 36/2016; and Order dated 14.03.2