Monsanto Technology Llc And Ors. vs Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. And Ors.
2018 Latest Caselaw 2260 Del

*      IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

                                                Reserved on: 09.03.2018
                                              Pronounced on: 11.04.2018

+      FAO (OS) (COMM) 76/2017, CAV. 328/2017, C.M. APPL.13348-
       13352/2017
       MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC AND ORS. .....Appellants
                     Through: Sh. Sandeep Sethi, Ms. Prathiba. M. Singh, Sh.
                     C.M. Lall, Sr. Advocates with Ms. Bitika Sharma, Sh.
                     Kapil Midha, Ms. Namrita Kochhar, Ms. Deepshika
                     Malhotra, Sh. Adarsh Ramanujam, Sh. Anil Dutt, Sh.
                     Shantanu Agarwal, Sh. Rishi Agarwala, Ms. Anusuya
                     Nigam, Sh. Lakshay Kaushik and Ms. Ruchika
                     Wadhawan, Advocates.
       NUZIVEEDU SEEDS LTD. AND ORS.                       ...Respondents

Through: Sh. C.A. Sundaram, Sh. Jayant Bhushan, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Diya Kapur, Ms. Swathi Sukumar, Ms. Swati Setia, Sh. Essence Obhan, Ms. Himanie Katoch, Sh. Nikhil Ratti Kapoor, Ms. Aakanksha Kaul, Ms. Pooja Katara, Ms. Charul Yadav, Sh. Abhishek Saket, Ms. Vijaya Singh, Sh. Jatin and Ms. Rohini Musa, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGESH KHANNA MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT % Monsanto's appeal [FAO (OS)(Comm) 76/2017] is dismissed and Nuziveedu's appeal [FAO (OS)(Comm) 86/2017] is partly allowed; its counter claim is allowed to a limited extent, with no order on costs.

For detailed judgment, the decision dated 11.04.2018 in FAO(OS)(Comm) 86/2017 may be referred to.

S. RAVINDRA BHAT (JUDGE)

YOGESH KHANNA (JUDGE) APRIL 11, 2018