$~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 19243/2025 & CM APPL. 80281/2025 M/S GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N.S. Dalal, Ms. Nidhi Dalal, Mr.

Alok Dev, Mr. Alok Kumar, Ms. Rachana Dalal & Mr. Karan Mann, Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN

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1. This petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents not to proceed further with Appeal No. 30 of 2003, titled as „Gaon Sabha Dera Mandi Vs. Godfrey Phillips (India) Limited‟ in view of pendency of O. Ref.

No. 1 of 2024 before the Larger Bench of this Court.

2. The following issues are pending before the Larger Bench of this Court:

“a. Whether the law as expounded in Sanvik Engineers by the learned Single Judge and the proposition of law in LPA 295/2024 titled Subnam Gupta (Sabnam Gupta) vs. Union of India & Ors laid down by the learned Division Bench is the correct proposition of law?

b. Whether there is a divergence between the ratio of the judgements in Blue Bird Properties Pvt Ltd (Now Blue Bird Properties LLP) vs. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors., and judgement dat