Authority: National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi
Order Date: 18th August, 2026
Case Overview
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has listed six consolidated appeals filed by major cement companies against orders of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for hearing on October 1, 2026. The appeals are being heard together as they involve similar subject matter concerning CCI rulings.
The appellants include Ambuja Cements Ltd. (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 40 of 2017), ACC Limited (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 41 of 2017), J.K. Cement Ltd. (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 42 of 2017), Shree Cement Ltd. (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 43 of 2017), Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 44 of 2017), and Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. (TA (AT) (Compt.) No. 45 of 2017). All appeals are filed against CCI as the primary respondent, with some including additional respondents.
The legal representation includes multiple law firms: Ms. Avaantika Kakkar, Mr Dhruv Rajain and Ms Mayukha Parcha represent Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited; Mr Rohan Arora, Mr Atreyee Sarkar, Mr. Satvik Mohanty and Ms. Janhavi Jyoti Singh represent one set of appellants; Mr. P. K. Bhalla & Ms. Charandeep Kaur represent J.K. Cement Ltd.; Mr. Manas Kumar Chaudhuri, Mr. Pranjal Prateek, Mr. Armaan Gupta and Ms. T. Soni represent Shree Cement Ltd.; Ms. Nisha Kaur, Adv. S. Sinha, Adv. Afreen Abbassi and Ms. Akansha Mathur represent Ultra Tech Cement Ltd.; and G.R. Bhatia and Ms. Vatsala Pandey represent Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.
Final Outcome
The NCLAT bench comprising Justice Sharad Kumar Sharma (Member Judicial), Arun Baroka (Member Technical), and Indevar Pandey (Member Technical) has directed that all these appeals be listed for hearing on October 1, 2026. This is a procedural order that schedules the matter for future hearing without addressing the substantive merits of the appeals.
Topics: Competition Law, Cement Industry, Legal Appeals