GUJARAT HEAVY CHEMICALS LTD. vs DIRECTOR GENERAL (INVEST.&REGIS.) . — C.A. No. 2693/2003

Case Summary: Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. v. Director General (Invest. & Regis.) The Supreme Court dismissed Gujarat Heavy Chemicals' appeal challenging the MRTP Commission's order that upheld maintainability of cartelization proceedings initiated on a complaint by Insilco Ltd. against three major soda ash manufacturers. The Commission found the inquiry maintainable and noted that whether the parties formed a cartel would be decided on evidence, while also identifying potential restrictive trade practice violations under Section 33(1)(g) and (c) of the MRTP Act against Gujarat Heavy Chemicals. The Court declined to examine the merits at the appellate stage. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.