JUDGMENT

Yogesh Khanna, J. This writ petition is filed for quashing of the impugned order dated 20.07.2020 passed by the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs in Pre-Grant Opposition under Section 25(1) of the Patents Act filed by the petitioner against application for grant of patent titled as "Novel Fungicidal Composition", filed on 31.12.2013 by respondent No.1.

2. It is the grievance of the learned counsel for the petitioner initially the respondent filed an application for grant of patent with complete specification to the invention viz. "Novel Fungicidal Composition". The total claims made in such application were from No.1-27, as annexed with the petition at pages No.63-65.

3. The first examination report (FER) was issued on 20.07.2020 by the Deputy Controller of Patents and Designs, Patent Office, Delhi and it required to file a response to the examination report. The petitioner filed objections to the same.

4. Form-13 dated 18.09.2019 was again filed by the respondents thereby amending their claims from 1-27 to 1-25; the amended claims are given at pages No.89 and 90 of the amended writ petition.

5. The hearing was granted to the petitioner qua these amended cla