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SC dismisses Asian Paints’ plea challenging CCI probe
Mint Hyderabad
|October 14, 2025
A setback for Asian Paints Ltd, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the company’s plea challenging an antitrust investigation launched by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) following a complaint by Grasim Industries’ decorative paints arm, Birla Opus.
Investigation details remain unaffected by the ruling.
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A bench comprising Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi said they were “not inclined to entertain this”, but allowed Asian Paints to withdraw its petition. “After arguing for some time, a senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw. This accordingly is dismissed,” it said.
This story is from the October 14, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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