JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) acted as sole and lead counsel to Grasim Industries Limited, (“Grasim”), the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) and successfully obtained an order remanding the CCI order, which imposed a penalty of INR 301.61 crores and certain behavioural directions on Grasim. The CCI order has been set aside by the NCLAT on grounds of violation of principles of natural justice and the matter remanded to the CCI for a fresh hearing.
Grasim was represented by JSA team led by Nisha Kaur Uberoi, Partner & Chair – Competition Practice; Sarthak Pande, Partner; Shivangi Chawla, Principal Associate; Ishan Arora, Senior Associate; and Mehar Singh Dang, Associate.
JSA instructed senior counsel Aryama Sundaram and Amit Sibal.
Nisha Kaur Uberoi is a Partner and the Chair of the Competition Law Practice at JSA, leading one of the largest competition law teams in India.