Zephyr Biomedicals v. Lalit Mahajan & Anr

ORDER

15.07.2010 . In terms of the common judgment rendered today in Writ Petition (Civil) 351612007 titled "Dr. (Miss) Snehtata C. Gupte v. (Jnion of India & Ors" y utoni with eight connected writ petitions, this writ petition is dismissed with .-r-\ -.. ccsts of Rs. Z0,00Ol-which will be paid by the Petitioner to Respondent No. I Lalit Mahajan within a period of four weeks' A copy of the judgment passed in w.P. (c) No. 3516 of 2007 be placed forthwith on the file. I s. MURALIDHAR, J JULY L5,20L0 dn Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. tj tN .'t'll!,: ltrl(;ll (:otJlr.T' oF lllil.l!i A'i' Ni'l\4' !)l'li,lll llt:scrvctl tttt: .19'r' Agtt'ii atrtl i"r Jtrrrc' .).010 l)ccisiorr otr: l5'l' .ltrly, ?.010 W.l'. (9Ir\1f,!|AJAU!1 l)l{. (Nliss) SNlllll.A'l'r\ (-. (ltJl)'l'l: ..... I)cliliortt:r' 'l'lrt'ortg.lr: N4t'. l'rar'itr Attirtttl irrrtl N'lr" 'l' S;tltitr witlr N4r. Sittlat ("lrittrtlla' Atlvtlcltcs' vcfsl-ls TJNION OF tNI)tA & oRS. ..... I{r;sporrrlcrrls '['ltr<ltrglr: Mr. llrrchir Misltrit u'itlr ' \ lVft'. I{alrul -lairt' Ath'tlt:irLt:s lirl ll' I t() ll, 4'' ' Ms. l)ialillha M. Siriglr. Arh'ocatt: {tlr l{-'5' \ i.I'. ((l) Nlo. 35l'l ol'7llll7 |)lt.(|Vliss)SNliIII.^.1.^(].GtJl'.1.|1.....|'c|ilitlrrcr 'l'ltrtlrrglr: Mt'. l)rar'itr Arratrtl ittrcl Mt" 'l ' Slllrrr' u'ilh Mr. Sagitr' (llrarrclra' Ath'ocltcs' \/cf sus lJNION Otj INI)lA & ()lts. ..... l{csporrtlt:rrls ' 'l'hrorrl;lr: Mr'. l{uclrir Mishra r'r'itlr Mr. llahtrl .lairr, Arlt'ocillcs lor ll-I trr lt-''l lVls. l)t'atilllrer N4. Sirrg,lr' /\<lvot:ittc lirr l{-'5' W.1,. (C\ No. 5422 ol'2llll7 l)l{. (ltltlsll .1. ItlNl)A'Nl ""' l)ctitiorrcr 'l'lrlorrl3ll: Mr. I)t'avin Arrarrcl alrtl Mr' 'l' Sitilar 'illr Mr'. Sirp'at' Olranclra-Atlvocitlcs' v0l'stls tJNION Olj INJ)tr\ & ol{s. ..... l{csporrtlettts 'l'lr ror rglr: N4 t'. li r rt;lr i r M ishrir l'r'i tlr Mr. l{alrrrl .lairt, Ath'ocitlcl; litr lt'l to li 4, Nts. l)rar[iblrit fr4. Sirr14lr, /\th'ttt:alc lirr R .i. .. Y-I:' (()-BlL542Ir't' 2 (Xl7 l)li. (tr4iss) SNI:lll'A'l'A (1. (ltJl'}'l'li ""' l)ctili<tnt':r 'l'lrrrlrrgh: N4r. I)ravirt Attitrrcl itrrtl iVIr'-.1 . Snl3itr - lt'i[lr Mr'. Saglar' ("harrth'a, r\tIr'ttcattcs' tN.t,.(C)Nos.i576,i577,5422,5423 of200/&70399,10400&70450o12009&'10?'0of2070 Pngc 1 ol 40 +^ ,) \,ofsl ls tJNtON Ol; I'Nt)lA & ()lts. ..... Ilcsporrtlcrrls 'l'lrrtlttglt : lVl r. ll rtchi l M ishrit r'rni tlr Mr. l{alrrrl .lain, Arh'oc;ult:s lirr ll I t1l It-zl ' Nls. l'rltilllrir M. Sinrilr' Ath'ocatc lo'r lt-'i' W-l'. ((l) No. l(1399 ol-?ll-02 /.t:1,1\,1{ SlOlvlrl)t('r\l,S l)clitiorrcr I'lrrtlrtlll r : M t'. S:rrt it;t:r' l( t trttitr' l'iu'irri' Atlrrtlcltlc. \r(: fsl I s l.r\l,l'l' MAllr\.lAN & ANli: "'"' l{t:sporrtlt:rrls ' 'l'ltrottglt: Nlr. N'lanirttlcr Sirrglr, St:rritlr l\tlvttcatc witlt ' Ms. Sayrt (llrrrtrclhary ittrtl Mr. .lirsllrcct Sirrgh' Atlrrtlcttlc lilt' l{ I ' Mr-. A.S. Charrtlhiol<' z\S(l tvitlr Mr. .lrtirrr Singlr. ('(lS(' fbl lt-2' W.P- ((l) l\oJ l)a00 ol'2{f!19 Z,lil,llylt lllOtvllrl)l(IALS .-... l)ctil,iotrct' 'l'hrough: Nlr. Sitniccr' l(tttttatr'l'irvitri' 'Aclvtrcatc. \,(:fst ts l.r\l.l'l' MAIIt\.lAN & n Nl{. ..." l{csporttlctrts 'l'lrrtlrrl;lr: N4s' Sit)'a olrittttllritr-y irtrrl ' Mr'. .lasprct;t Sirr13h. Ath'ocittc lbr Ii I ' ' Mr'. A.S. (llrarrtlhiol<, AS(l rvitlr Mr'. .lalarr Singh. ('(lS(' lirr' ll'11' W.l'- ((l) No-10450 ol'2(109 ' 7,lrl'llYI{ l}lONllil)l(lAl,S l'ctitittttcr 'l'llrorrgll : ivl r'. Satr.iccv K t ttt tltr' I'i u'itri. l\ tl r'tlt:itl c- \tcfsi ls ' l.Al.l'l' MAI lA.lAN & ANlt. ""' l{*;ptttrtlcttts .'l'lrlttLrgh: N4r'. N4atrirrdcr Sirrqh' St:rrior /\throcltc u,illr Ms. Saya (-hatrtlhar:y arrd lvlr. 'w.P.(c)Nos.3576,3577,5422.,542joJ2007&7o3gg,7o40o&104s0o12009&1020o|2o7o Pugt:2 ol 40 a\z I + Jasprect liilrglr, Atlvtlt:itttr lilr li-l. Mr. A.S. (llrirrrtllriolt, AS(i u'itlr l\,'lt'-.lirtitrr Singlr, /\rh'ot:itlc for l{ il. r\NI) W.['. ((]) No. t(12(l ol 2(]t(] 't.t1tO'l.tiC t)ilAl(MA(.titJ'l't(-nt.S l'clitiorrcr .'l'Irrtrtrl3lr: Mr. l{rriiv Niryylrl arrtl N4r" Strtllril N arrtlrir.i<111, Scr r itlr Atli'tlcitl cs ri'il li Nl t" l)rittlyittt Itlirtlip Slrirltttit irrttl N4r. llrrllt:slr (irrlllit. , Atl\'ocitlcs. \r(:fsl ls 'l'l ll: ASSIS'fAN"l' (lON'l'l{Ol.l.lilt Ol' t'n't'tiN't'S' l)l:Sl(;Nti &'l-linl)11 lvln lil(S & Ol(S. "-" l{t:sl'rotrrlt:rrts "l'lrrtlrrl3lr: Mr'. A.l(. llhlrrtlrviti r'r'itlr i Ms..faglati Sirrglr' Athrocitl.cs lirr l{:l Jt l{ 2' Mr. S. Mitittrrrtlitr u'itlt Mt-. Sirttritllh llirrrcticc, A<hrtlcirlc lilr l{-'l' ltr t COtU\N,l : .trIJS'l'l(lli s-N',l tJl'1.4.[,Xl)lIAI{ L Wlrcllrct'ropollcl's ol'locitl pal)cr lllny bc irllt>n'ctl . l.() scc tlrc.itrtlgrrrcrrt'/ ).. 'l'o l:c rclcrlctl [tl tllt: r'eportr;r tlt-tttt['/ -i. Wht:tltcI thc.ilrtlgrrrc:rrt sl.ltlrrltl bc rt;lt:r'rctl irr tlr(: <lig,cst'/ Ycs Yt:s Yr:s .J' .t lJ l) (; M liN'[ l . 'l'5c shrlrt but iutorcs{irrg cprcslirl'r . ol' litrv colllll'lol'l trl all lht:st: pclilions: Wltctt catt it patcttl llc siricl ltl bc 1p'itrltctl tu'rclcr tlrc I)arlctrls Acl' Ir) Z0 ('Act.')'J 'l'lrc clLrcsliou irriscs irr llrc c0rrlc.,tl" o['tlrc tlisrrrissltl tll'llrc-qrirrrl opltositions l>y tlrc (loutrollct'ol'l)attsttts (lOorrtrtlllcr") tlrr tltc gr(nilt(l tlrat llrcy $,crc tihtc-tlrlrr0(l tlll(lcr Sccl-itln 2l rll'thc Act. .l- 'l'lrc lircLrral ltacltltrorrucl irr c;rch sct ol'pctiLitltts is ttt:t:cssitrl'ltl lrt: st:l ortl il1 or(lcl' ttl itpprcciltlc htlu' lltc clttcstitltr itriscs litr (lt:lt:rtttitritlttltt w.t,.(C)Nos.3576,3517,5422,5423o1200/&10399,70400&l0a!i0ol2'009&102Oo12010 ' ttogc 3 oI 40 t)?t(:ll ol'l.llclll. ll,rit I>etitittn (o) Ntt,-. 3516, 35t7, 5,122 urrtl 5,t23 rt/'2007 (t" ,9el tt/' I'eliliotts) .i..1. N4itra & ('umprrny llcsprlnrlcul N<1.-5 in w.l). ((') Ntl. .i5l(r ol'2.(X)7 f ilctl lr.r,o patcrrt. Aplrlicirl.iou Nos. -590i1)cl/2000 arrtl 59.i/l)cl/-l(X)0 irr tltc ()f'lict: 'l' tlrc ('orrr.r'ollcr'urr lrl'r' .lrrtrtl. ?.000. 'l'lrc pltt;lrt sltt;cilit:lrli0rrs ilrvoh,ctl itr lltc lr.r,o a1:plicirl.itlrrs u'cro prrtrlislrcrl irr tlrc ol'llcilrl gil7ctt0 oll .).0,1, NrlYr:rr.rllcr 2.(X)4 in tc:n.',,s .,l'sccLittrr llA ol'tht: At:l' Al tlral, sta11c' Sr:cti0rr 2-5 ol'thc l\ct lracl nrl{ [lcctr atttt:tttlt:tl. tJrrtlt;r Scr:titlrr 2"5 ol'tlrt: 1-lrc irurcrrrlcrl Acl, arr opllositi<lrr lo thc grlrll tll'pirlcr.rl lrirtl lo bc lilctl rvillrirr [iIil'urOntlts lttltu lltitt tliry i.c.- tlrc ditlc Ol'il(h'orlisclllclll (ltrrblicatirlt) which pcliotl coultl [c cxl-crltlccl by tlrrc t'rt<lttllt ttpott lltt: ('()rrlr.0llcr. [loinlt satis(ictl lly tlrc lL:ilsol'ls givcrr lbI s,,,,1' ,lcl"y' zl. S'irrr l)iir13rr.stir;s l.lil. ('Sl)l-') lilctl it l)Ic"llrilllt,,1'.r1',,.rsitit'r' ti'liit:l' (.itill(: [() [tu |.c.icr:tcd b1'tlrc (]tlrrtrttllct'tlrr,l.i"l Arrl'.rrst 11006' 'l'lrc ollcratirrc lltlrlion ol'tlrc ortlcr passctl b11 11'tt ('orrtrtlllcl t'cittls as tttttlt:r: \ .,ln r,icu, of'lhr: abovc tliscussirlrr autl in ctlrrsiclt:t'ittirlt't o|.tlrcslr[:trrissiortso|.boththcllarlics.||tcrcllyortlor [() grilnt ll'at,cul N0. l9ul61i9l0n l)itlcttl" r\llplicilLitln No. -5 90/l )c l/2-000 rv i t lr l I rc lir I I o n' i r r g cotr tl i t i o Ir : 'l.hc Apltlicarnts slrirll qivc cross rcli:rt:ttt:c L0 tlrc Pittctrt applicatiorr rro. -59'i/l)cl/2'0()0 orr pitgc l)' ol'tlrt: t;tlttrlllctc spcr:i licaLitlu atrtl srrllrrril tlrc attrt:ltrIctl/t.et,1,1'lctl 1ritl;c(s) rr,illrirr il tt,t:t:li Iirllrr tlrc rlirtc o{' tlresc orrlcr. 'l'lre oppositi0rr on l)itlcttt Applicitlitlrr Ntl..59()/|)c|/2.0()()(lt)z|6.it))isrlislltlsetltt|.irtitlrtll.t' W.t,.(c)Nos.3576,3517,5422,5423 of2007&10399,10400&10450of2009&1020o12010 Pal1e 4 of 4o M tcrrrrs. Ntr rlt'tlt:t' ltt t:ost."

¶5llr tcrurs o['sct;l-i()l'r ,l]j tl['tlrc Act, rvht:r'c thc aplllicatitlrr.lilt'1l l)alcrll Irirs bccrr lirLrucl lo ltc itr orclel firr glatrt ol'pirtt:rll antI if'llrc itpplicirlitlrr Irirs c:illrcr.trtll bcctt Icfirsccl lly thc ('orrLt'<lllt:r tlt-ltirs ttol [rt:ctt filrilltl irr corrlnn,crrlitlrr tl('thc f\ct, lho pitlollt Sllilll llc glarrlc<l irs cxllctlilitlrrsly as l)()ssil)lc "rvillr tlrc scill ol'tlrc ltirlctrl ol'licc irttd tllc tl:rlc oll \\tllicll illc ltatcrrt is g|arrtctl slrall llc crrtr:r't:rl irr I'hc l{cg,istt:r"- [Jrrrlt:r S(;t;tittn "l:](:l)' rrpon tlrc grailt of'l)ittcllt, tlrc ('tlnLrtlllol'"sh?lll prrlllish tltt: firt:t tllilL tllt: l)alcllt Ias [)scu glatrtt:tl illl(l [llOrcttl)(tn tlrc all;llic;lti()ll, sllcci(icatitlrr irrtcl .tht:r r[ocur'cuts rclalccl [hcrcto slrrrll tlc r4rcrr lilr PLtblic ittsllcctitlrr"' tJrrtlcr l{Lrlc .5-5(-5) ol'tltc l)atcrrls l{trlcs il.(X).] ('l{rrlcs')' {lrc ('ont|'ollt:r Nill cxiuuiuc tlrc sl-itlctrlctrt antl crritlcrrcc [ilctl by tlrc allplicittrl (lilr llrc ltriLttl 0l'ltirlcrrl") arrrl rrray cilhcr rt:lirsc lo !lfitlll {lrc palcrrl tlr t'ctltrirt: llrt: (;()'ll)lul.c Sl)cgilicatiolr Ltl [lc atrtctttlctl ttl lris satislttt:titlrt Ilt:lirt'c tlrt: llatcrtt is llrarrtt;tl. tlrrrlcr ltrrlc.5.5 (6), tlrc (iorrLrollcr shilll, itlicr'('ollsi(loIirl,!l tlrt: rt:llrt:scrrtilti()u (i.c. thr: Prc-q|atrl tlppttsititlrr, il'ilrr1') ltrrtl srrbrrrissiorls rrrir{c rlLrrirrll thc lrcalirig il'so rcclttcslc(1, "proccc(l lirrllrcr sitrtttllitttt;trtlt;11' cithcr rc.jcctiug tlrc ropfcscntalioll. illl(l ilrarrtirtll lhc pitleltt ()f ?l(:c(:plillll llrc r.c1)r'csr:rrlal.iort arrcl rr:lirsirrg llrc gt'itrrt ol'l)[llclll otr lltltl aplllicirl"iorr' 0rtlirra|ily rvitltin ()ltc lllollth litlrrr thc collllllctioll tll'lltt: ill)()\rc l)r(x:r)c(lit tgs". (r. ll is lltc'casc rll'tlrr: l{cspt)n(lolll' Ntl"5 i' Airlrrrsl ?.00(i tlrc ('tlrlt'ollct' r'cicctctl lht: : iVlitra & ('tl. tlrirt rvltt:lt tltt ?.-i"' prc qriurt ollgrtlsilrtltt lilctl Iry W.P.(C) Nos.3576,351/,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 7039q,10400 lt'| 1045A oJ 2009 & 1020 ol 201o P"o'! 5 t'l 40 "N) I I I Sl)1. arrrl irr lirct irr tlrc ortlcr rrscrt tlrc u'ortls "l lrcrclry trrtlct'to l1t'itttl 'itlr:'t...",.tlris \\,as siltllllt?lllootls rvitlt tltc t'c.icclitttt ttl' tltc lll't),lll'illll p1:1':6sitipn in tcrttrs ol-llrrlc -5.5((r) ol'l"hc lltrlt:s irrrrl, lltt:t't:lilr',;'.l:ii'l Atrtltrst 200(r rvas llrc clatc 0u u,lriclr thc llatcllt rvas qt'ittrtccl ttl .1. Mitrrr & ('o,r tp,,rry.

¶7Orr llrc \rcry ltL:xI tliry, i.c. 24'l' Atrlltrsl 2.(XXr l)r. Srlclrlirla, OrtPlc. llrc ..1,t:titiorrtll in W.l'. ((") No..j-5 l6 tll'2.0()7, lllcrl il pru-gfitllt ,,1r1,.,s'ti,"' '''' .a yis l)itlt:trl Ntl. 19,161i9 filcrl br,.l. Milra & (-'tl. Act:<llditrit ttt l)r' (irrplt:' irr.{crrns 0('thc alttclt(llllclll.s itrLrtltltrcetl itt Seclitttr ll.5(l) tll'[hc Act ll1' rvily q['thc I)atcnts (Arncrrrlnrout) Act.2.()()5 rvitlr cf'(i:cl fkrrrl l"'.litttttltry 2005, llrc lirrrc pcrittrl filr lilirrli a pIc-l]rillrl oppositiorr slgotl c"xlctrtlctl till thc llranl ol'tlrc patcrrl. Accortlirrg to tllc l)ct"ilitlrrt:r. tllo l)itlcllt \\tils llol gr;rrrtcrl till srrclr Lirrrc il \\,ils no[ st;alctl itrrtl crrtclctl irr tlr.c lictlislur irr tr:rrrrs ul'Sccti0u 4-i(l) ol tlrc Act. ll. is stittetl that as tttt [ltc tlittL: ol'tllt: lilirrlt ol'tltt: llrc gr.arrl ttp;l0sititltt [ly [)r. (irrprc, i'c' ir'tl'l'r\rrgtrsl' 2006' llrc r).lcnt in lavorrr of .l. MiLrir & (.'urupiruy lratl trttl-l:cctt t1l'ittttt:tl sirrcc il lratl nttl yr:l llct:tt st:alctl itnd cttlc:rt:tl irr tlrc llcitistcr' fi. Otr 5'l'scplcrrrlrr:r 2006, l)r. (iilish l{intlitLri, llrc l'clilitlrrc:r irr Wrif I'ctitirrrr (O) No. 5tl')-2 <tl' 2007 lllctl i.r prc-!lriult oltposil.itltr vis-i\ r'is tlrc pllcrrt application ol'.l.Mirra & (jo..

¶9lt is uql iu rlisl:rrle tlral" tltt: I)ittctrl Ntl. l9'l(rljtl gratrl'crl ltl .l ' Mitrir & ('6rrr1lirrr1, \\,ilS cltlCrc(l ilr tlrc ltCgistct tln 2?."!'sclllcrrrIcr ')'0()(r. l)ltlctlt w.p.lc) N(rs.3576,357/,5422,5a23 ol200t&rorrr,,o"nooB',10450oj 2o0t)&7020oJ2'01A Poqr 6 of 40 t, p

¶10On l(r'r' Octobcr'.200(1, tlrt; prc-.granl rrpposit.irlrr ol'lltlllr l)clil.rtlrrcrs \vr:r(: r'()ic(;t(:rl [ry tlrc (]urrt"r'ollcr ott Iltt: 1;t'otrtrcl tll'tttititttaittirbility. 'l'lri:l ivirs rlurrt:. lro\r,ovt)r', n,illrorrl al'firrrlirrll lht: lu'ti Itt:lilitlttt:ts illL()l)lx)l'l rlllilY rll'llc:irrrg lrcarrl.. Orr .jlt'O<;tttbcr'2.00(r, lltltlr l't:lil.itltrt:r:; tvt'tttc ttt tlrt: ('tlplrpllcr sccl<irrg a hcitrittll bclilrc ,',,1".:ti.,,' ol' llrc Pfc .1lrilrll 9ltpositiols. On 2.)"r .lirrrrtary 2007, thc (.'orrllollct'ltt-irrrtctl llrc l)cl.ilitltlcls ir lrc;rrirrg.'l'lrclcirlicr otr 30'r'A1lri I 2007 ittrtl .j"l Mltl'2.007, rvtillt:tt * stltcnt(:ltls rvcrc l'ilcrl iirrrl srrltrrrissirttts rvcrt: ittlt'itttt:ctL llY ll0tlr I'lrt' l'c{iliorrt:rs l:clillc llrc ('ttrrl.rollcr. : .l l. \\rlit l)t:Lition ((l)'Nos. .i.51(r arrtl lj.5l7 ol'?.007 rvcrc lilctl lr)' l)r. Sncltlatir ('irrlttc clrirllcrrgirrg tlrc urtlcr clitlotl l(r"' Octtlbct- ?.00(r lYitlr lcli:r'crrct: "lo lltc l)atcrrt Ntl. 194(r.19 arrtl l9rl6.iti t'csllcclivt:ly. Orr ii,l"'l Tr.4ly 12.007. tlrc ('orrllollcr'plrsscrl'licslr or<lct-s rclt:cl irtli llte PK:'-1lritttt , 6l"rpositiorrs ol'tltc l)cl-itioncrs orr llrc.grilrrrrtl tlrat tlrc tllllttrsititttrs vt'ctr: ''' titnti-ltarltlrl. lJotlr l)ctitiorrcrs i.c. l)r. ltirrclnrri attcl l)r'. (irrPtt: c;lrltllr.:rrl1ct!' [lrc silirl ortlcIrlirtcrl 2.?"'rN4ay ?.tX)/rlry lilirrg Writ l)el.itiorr ((l) Nos..irl2.-']. irr rrl -5,1 2..1 <l l' ?.()07 rcspecti rrcly. w.t,.(c.) Nos. 3576, 3577,5422, 542.3 o! 2A07 8' 10399, 10400 & 10450 of 2009 - 'rj:t""l :;:: N11. 19.16.i9 !),ralll"c(l Itt it rvas crrtcr-stl ilr tlre l{cliislt'r-ttlt,)',/"'l';()l)lt:llll)r't' .lg()6. Ocrti licrl copics of'thc lclcviurL c:rrtrics irr tlru licllislt:r ltitvt: bt:t:rr 1rl1cr:tl.6n rt:cortl. ltt tcrttrs ttl'scctitltr /l.l(11) tll'tltc i\cl. tlrt: sititl trvtl l)clilions <ll'.1. Mitt'a & ('rlrrrpirny u'crc l.rrrtllisltt:cl itt tlrc .ltlttrtritl tll'lltt: l)alcrrt ()l'licc tlirlctl | 7'r' Ntlvcttlbul' 20Oti.

1..). l'lru irllovc pctitirrrrs lun,c bcutt rcsistt:tl by l{t:slltrrrrlcttl No. .r .l I'litrlr & ('o. 1i is coul.c:rrtlctl that l-ht: rlltlt:r'o{'tlrt: ('otrLr-ttlltlr tvits t:tltrsistt:rrt rrilli ( tlrt: t:6rrct:l 1t<lsil.irtn itt latrn. Accttrtlirrg l-tl lit:s1'lttttrlcttt Ntl.-i, thc lililrg tll' llrc lr,rro l)fc-llritnl op;losilious by l)1. ('itrlttc arrcl l)r-. l{irltlirrri tvits itlstl ittt irlrrrst' ol'tlrc proccss of'lnl,. l1 is allcllcd Iry .1. Milrrr ,S. ('o. tlrll Sl)1,' rvlrit:lr is i1 l.[c [trrsiucss ol'setlc iln(l l)llrchilsc ol'vilriotts llltitrtttltt:cttlit:itls ,rorltrcrs, is n lrallil.rrirl irr[iirrgcl arrrl is <lclitlclal.clf itrttl cottscitlttsll' vitllirtirrg vitri()tls irrlcllcctltal 1'lt'tlpr;rlius tll'.1. Mitra,&. ('tl. Sl)1. is itllclit'tl t6 5t: t.tlrrtinrriul: ttl irrliingc Lhc righLs ol'llt:sporrtlcrtl Ntt..5 r'r'illr irlrprrlri(y. It is t:rlrr[crrtlcrl that cat;ll ittltl cvt:ry pr(xllr(:t ill f()sl)cut tlf'rvlrich 'l' [r4itrir ,t ('rl. h1s lpplicrJ ltl'rrrrrl/ur lrirs bccrr llritulctl il l)alcllt is citlrcr [lcilr11 oplrosctl ttr irrliitrllctl try Sl)1,. l.l. l,ltcrrl-No. 1943(rtt is lirl atr itrvctt(itttr litlc(l "/\ l)cvicc lirr tlrt; rlt:tt:t:l-i11rr 9l'arrlillorlics ol'llcpatitis (l rrilrrs itt htttttittt sortllll itntl plasrnlt". l)alc:rrl. Ntr. 194(1.i9 is lirr atr itn'ctrtitttt titlctl "t\ tlcvit;t; lirr tlru rlclt:t:titllr .{'llqratitis (' r,irrrs". Aficr tlrr: gf irrrt ol'thc it(tlt't:trrt:trtitlrrt:rl Patt:rrts irr its lirr.6rrr, .1. N4it11 & (lrr..lilctl (livil Srrir (OS) No. 11.102.0 ol'?.00(r irr this ('6rrrl agirinsl l(csar Mentlicatttctlts (l(t\4) itrr{ Sl)1, lilr l)illorrt i1lii111crrrcrrr.. l3y a.irrrll3nrcrrl tlirlctl ?-2"'l l:ct:rttitt'y 200ti, llris ('otrrl grirtrlcrl irrr in jrrut;tiotr rcstlrrirrirrli I(fvl irntl Sl)1, litlrlr trrit;rtrlitt:lrtlirrrl, scllirrg.6l'lc;iLrg lirr salc flrcir lt(lV Sitr,rral ()r illly otlrr.;r llltr.hrut t'vlticlt rvirs itr irrll'itrgcrtrcrrt tll'.1. t\4itrer & (lo's l)atetlt Ntl. l9'l6.lti. lt is stirlt:tl thirt irr llre sirirl suit Sl)1, lras filcrl a corrutt:r clairrr filr rcvtlcatitlrt rtl'lhc 1'litlr;trl.. w.,,.(c.) Nos. 3516, 351/,5422, 542i oJ 2O07 & 1|3gg, 10400 & 7O45O of 20O'J & 1020 ol 2o1a Pol1t: I ol 40 h t s t Srrhnti:^si,,s t{'C'rtrtsttl in thc I" Sut o.l'ltrlilitns ll4/-l'. ({') !!o. -t516 uf 2007 t:tc.l lrl . l\ppcirlirrq lilr'.1 . Mitrir & ('t1., N4s.ltlirti[llrir Sirrrllr. l()ill'll()(l ctlttlrscl' srrhrrriil"t:rl thaf [t()tlt l)r. Srrclrlirlir (ilrlltc arrtl l)r'. l{irrtlirrri itrt) t'(tltttt:t:lotl ltt Sl)1.. l)r-,'t)Lrptc is staiccl ttl llc rtttrtritrll llrc Sttrat llitl<lirtlirrr l(c:rrtlril, lltt:' . ('lruirttrittt tll' rvlriclr is Mr' l'ratlt;c1l t(' l)csiri rt'.lttt is tlrtl (.hirirnraD/[Vlanaging l)ircclor of' sl)l ,. It is slillctl llrirt l)r.' (iuptc rvits arVirrc ol'Sl)1,'s 0pp0sition ttl .1. \4irl.a & ('o's palcllls. N4s' Sirrglr P0irrlctl turrt llrirl .l)o' lllc Siritl 'rt:-g'irrrt tl''.sitirlrr 5ci.rr; rt:.it:t:lt:rl ott ?'-l"r Atttltrsl .i0r)(r tlrt: lratt:trt hiltl t0 llr.0ccctl ftlr.rcgisl"r'irti0tt. lltlNt:r't:t', Ltl t;tlttlitttrt: tltt' st:r.iirl tlpp0silions, li[sl l)r.(itrptc lilcrl it pt-c"tlrirttt ollptlsili0rr tlrr lltt: r'ct'y trctltlitlri.c.?.'l'r''ALtgrtst?'00(l'i)r'llinclirrri'tvlttlis;tlstlstitlt:tlltlbt: cpurrr:otc{ l9 Sl)1,, tilccl il scl)illillo prc'1:,r'lrrt ttpllrlSilitln tttr 5'r'St:plctltl;t;t'

2.006. 'lt is snbrrriltcrl tlrlt tlrc (ilinli ol' sc:riirl opposititlirs b1' Pcrstttrrr t;0nrrt:t:tc(l trl SI)1, irllcI its prc-glirrrt oppositiorr,ltittl llt:ctr tt:it:t:tc:tl rr'itS rrialaljtlc arrd it'strch aplllit:attitttts rrrcrc llcrrrtittc:tl trl [lc ctll'r:r'titittt:tl' tltct't: r.l,0rrlrl bc uo cud to thc tiiing ol'such llre-gt'arrL ttPptlsitiorrs pllfticlllelfly sint't:. irllcr lltc atttctrtlttrcttl to Sccliotl '15( I ) 'irr 2'00-5' a prc-llrillll gpppsitigr'r'cirn tlc fjlr:tl lly'irrr1'pcrsotr'. ll is srrllrrriltt:<l lhirl i['llrt: t;litrrtl ol'tlrc l,clili0ucrs is itcccplctl, il. u'ttttlcl dclcfl1 tlrc tltljcctivr: tl{'llrt; Ac:t u,hiclr is lo gralrt a pittcllt riilhor llutrt lclirsinll it'

1.5. Ms. Sirrgh ptlinLccl6ut tlrat irr tftc;cioint|-:r t6 its ctltttt[ur irl'lltliryit' tlrc l,ctiti<lrrc:rs clo n<lt clctry tltal l)r'. (irrptu is t:tltrttt:ctt)tl. ttl Sl)1" lt is tlrrllr st:rtCtl thitt Srtclr at,crttrollts ilt'c lniSleatling "arrtl tlrll lllcy hitVt: tro bt:ltl'it'rl'' op tlrs pl'cscpl casc". ll is (irrthcr poiptccl oLtt tlrat t[e pctititlrcl's corlLc.r'r(l W.P.(C) Nos. 3516, 3517,5422' 5423 of 2007 & 7o3gg' 70400 8' 10450 oJ 200') & 1020 of 2010 Pag" I ol 40 irr llrt: r.u.ioi|rrlcr thitt "il is irrlrrrittcrial lilI tlic llrrrptlscs tll'11rt' llrt'sullt wl'lt 1tt:l.rtirlu rYlrctlrr.:r ?r pr,:fson rvlrtl {ilcs it pr(: !lfitllt tlpptlsititltr is rt:t:tlrrlt:tl ttl or |lot fccol.(lt:tl wlr0 is iutcrcsLt'rl irr tlrc t:urrr:t:r'rrt:tl palt:rtl' lrt:irr1'. tl1'lllost:d"" l(r.ltcl'crrirrgtollrcclccisiorrirrl('/)'shurrntr(2005)l2S('{'4lil' lr4s.Srrrlth stlbnritlcc[ lhirt tltc [)ctilionct's hitvc,'l"lY tttlt <lisctosirlll llrcir rclatiuuslrip *,itlr Sl)1., lr()l cotllc l"o. lltt; ('.tt'l u'itlr t;lt:ittl ltittttls ittttl' thcrt:lilrc arc tliserrLitlt:rl l-() thc rcliclis,llrayctl .lilr irr tlrc rv|it llctititltrs' llc(ctrirrgItlthctlt:cisitltrsirrl}hngtutttt'ii|lishut,ii,I'hultlinrl). I'rtrvirtchtrntlrtt ,livutrhltui l>ttluilitt (1995) 2 GI'R I4'18 lttt<l : Iitrterlrrirrtrtprtt Nt:trvorli (Inilitr) l.td. t'. sttptr {-ussttllc Intluslrits I'trl'

(200s) I3 SC{:.i// ir is slttrrrrjl.l.ctl tlrlrl a llrrr.lltlsivc ctrtts[t-trctiotr rr,tlttltl l Irir'c l. [tc iulo'Lcrl illr([ iI hirs to lrc lrcltl {lrat irr tcrtrls ol'litilc '5'5 ((r) ol' thc l{ulcs rcarl witlr sccliorylj (l) ol'tlrc At;t,tlrc palctrt is 1|'irrttctl ortct: flt.l of(lor l() [hal cl'li:cl is passctl [ly thc ('tltrtr0llt:r sittrttllitttt:otls rvitlr Ilrc r.cjccti.rr.l'rlrc llrir sct ol''rc:-g'arrt tlll'ositi.tts *'lticlt it't: tlccitlt:tl lt1' 11"' ('0rrtr.,lll,:r. ll is sr-rbrnil.lctl tlrat tlrcrt: lrits lrl [rt: ittr <trttt:r Litrtc lirrriL fitr lilirru ir prc-llftlt.ll <lppositi0u rvhiih in irny'ovcrtt cill'l11ol bc [rc1'orrcl thc rlirtc ()l'tlrc Crlrrtrollcf pilssill!l ittt tlrtlcr otr filc rlrirrrtinrl thc llitlcrll' 'l'ltt: S,:,rli,r1q irrrrl ctltcIirr11 tll'tlrc 1'litl"ctrt irr tlrc licgist()t'irIc llrcr(: r'rrirrislt:r'iirl :rclS rr,Iticlttttitltcrrrrtli|.l.erclrccttt[ltctlltIctr[.tIrugrittrttr|.tIrt:|riltr;ttl. l'i. tvls. sirrglr |cl'crs to itrt rlrtlcr clatctl 2"'l Mart:lr ?-009 Plsscrl lly thc Srrlrrctrrt: ('ourl" in Sl'l'. ((livil) No"l'5li.?' of'2'()0g llndiutt Ntt!tvorlt l"ttr lrc,ltlu rvitl IIIIt/,,lirl.r r,. l.'. Ilo.lfirtut,r-l.u Roclte,4(J) u'lricli itt'.sc fitllll W.,,.(C)Nos.3576,3577,5422,5423 o!2007&10399'7o4oo&7o450ol2009.tr:::,,"1::;:, ffi/ , ' al.l or(ler rlal"erl 30rl'.lanrrat-y 2009 passctl [:y thc Assistarrt (]tttrtrtlllct'tll' l)a|-01]ts..l.lris rr,as lrc:artl,a,il.lr S|,I'((]ivil) Nrl.1l9tt.5./ tlf'.].()()|J file<lagairrst l"6c .iLrcli,rrcut rlatcrl 2"'l l)ecctlt6cr ?.098 tl[' tlrc Matl'as lli96 (lorrrt rcpor.tccl zrs Irttliun Network ltor People with ttrlv/Airls v. I"- I[offhruttrt' I,tt 1t:tlhe lG lu1il,It 20i9 (2) 0036. By thc sairljrrctg'rcnt tltc Mittlras . Ltigh cour-t sct asiclo an or(lcr fltantiltg Iltlcltc a pfll.cnl wilhoul disposirrl; oI t.hc plc-gfanl. rllrposi|,iorrs Jilccl tly tlrc lrrr[iarr .Ncl"work Itlr l,coplr: lvillr, lltV/Airls urrclcr section 25(l) ol'thc Act.'l'hcreaftcr [:y atr-ortler datetl 30,1'.|'arrrrury 2009, the Assistant Ctlntroller lujcotctl lltc prc-grartl" oplrtlsil.iorr..l-lteSrtlrr.enreCorrrt,witlroLr|"grlirrgirrltl|'lrctrrcri|.so[.tlrr: cor.rtcnl.ious tlrirt thc I)ctitiorrcrs wcrc clcpril'ccl rl['atr tlllpot-{Ltrrity tll' r.iriSi1113 [lcjilrc tlrc COnt;Ollcr tttttricrOtts cOttlcltliotrs ott tltct'its' tlllsct'vctl tlrat. thcy corrlcl lrc givgn pcrrtlission to (ilc arr al'tittavil atttl raisc itll 0on[cl.rtiol.ls at th0 stagc crIp0st-gratrt opprlsit.ions wlriclr lrad alr'girdy [lcolr Jilccl anrl wcre psn(liug belirro the (lontrollcr. ou the sLrqilgl'h oI' llrc abovc urrlcr., it is srrbnritl.ecl lry lcarnctl cot]l]scl ltlr.l. Mitra & (jtl"tltat SI)1. itsclf corrltl [ile post-gralrL tlPl:tlsiLitlrr bclirre thc (ltlrrtr<lllcf atrrl, thcrcItlrc,nop|ojrl(licewilscartscclbytlrcgr.artttl[.pitl.clltttltlrc l{osponclgnl No. .5 by thc orrlcr clatecl 23"1 ALrgusl ?006. ltr ittry evctrt, Sl)l-has also lilcd a otlutrtot'-claiur iri l"hc stril. sct:lcirii; r'cvtlcartitlu tlf'lltc pa[cl]t. .18-Mr. Pravin Anartrl ar-rc[ Mr'. .1. sagar, lcarttccl r:tltttrscl lilr I)r' (itrplc: anrl Dr. [{irrdarri, on the otltcr hittttl, pointecl tlut ttt [ltr: ;:ba raisi:tl irr tlrc . plairrt-irr c.s. (os) No.2.020 of' 2.006 filcct by thc llcsporrclcntNo"5 'l' W.P.(c) Nos. 3516, 3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 703s9' 70400 & 10450 oJ 2009 . 'rj1j,t:r':;:, T7 I I T \$ i Nrlitr.a & (10. tlrsre is a clear atlLitissitln to tlro cl'l'cct tlra[ tlrc patcrrt hatl lrocn 1;i.auti:rl on ?.?."'t Scpte,rnl:cr 2.006-'l'his \\tits l"lrcreItlrc [ht: rurldcrsLartclitrg of .l.Mitra & (io. itsel{'

¶19Lcar.nccl cor.urscl lbr thc I'ctil"irlrrc|s also attilckcd llrc llorrlficlt:s ol"l ' Mi(ril & c0. allcliing thitt it. vvas arr inliinp,c| which hirtl irlllllictl fitr arrtl tttrtaincrl a plctltora ol. llarl.cnts w|iclt wcrc irr lircl collics ol'pirlcttls irrttl . pr(xhlcd available worlchvidc artd irr Jrrtlia. It is strbrrrittsd thal tlrc twtl paicnls ir.r clr"restiou relale to a tlrirrl antl lilttrtlr gcrrc|atitln tlcvicc (or l"hc rlcLccl.io' of' llCV arrtiborlies irr the hurrran s(inul"l atrtl ltlttsttla-llolh l"hc: l)iltclltst,vcrcirrritationso[..itpatcntobtainctlbya[JScottrpany,|;,Y [,irllot.a|"tlrios, irr 199t. IJ.owcvcr, sittcc ].]Y |,abtlrator.ics tlicl not lravc ir llirtcut irr Iudia, procccdings cottld rtot lrc insl.itLrtcd agairrst 'l' Mitra & ('o' I tlr irr li'itrgorncnt.

¶20II is sultruittcrl by learncd Lrounsei lirl thc pctitiorrcrs tlrat all r;lairrts ol' J. Mitrrr 6L Cu-tileclln llte't]iliLecl Statcs l)atettL Of(ice ltttrl bcctr rcicctctl on t.lrc gKlnncls of'obviousncss atrcl irrsuf'ficicrrcy. lt is poirrl"ctl oirt by Mr' Anancl tlrat, l{cspouclcut No. 5 hacl origirrally appliccl filr lhe patcrrts irr cltrcst"i11rr rvitlr lz[ olairrrs ftllltltvotl lry rctlttcritlrr tl['clairtrs kl 7 allcl whiclr' tlrc ltatcrrt rvas pultlislre,t ftrr,rlrlruril-iorr tvitlr thc saitl 7 t;latinrs. wllcrr tlrc t patc!rt \\,aS llfantcil ou 22"d Sc'tcmbcr 2g06, it ltras gratt{ctl'[illzl clairrrs' Clai[r t of thc 4 claims is stal.ec[ to bc rlil'l'ercrr[ lrtrilt tlre ptrblishetl (jlairrr l. llt,cu a[icr aclcno'n,lcctgiug this to be a lnistal<o irr its ortlcr tlabd 2.3"1 Augr.rst 2.006, Llrc Patcut o{'ticc liits nol llubtishctl [hc claitrrs lilr w.,'.(C) Nos. 3516, 3577,s422, s'tZl" o1 Zodz a 7o3gs, 70400 & 70a50 of 2009 & 7020 ol 2010 | Pagc 72 of 40 t opposiLioll. It is state(l Lhat atiel thc olcler tlatcrl 2.1i"!Attgust 2(X)(r, tlro patr:ut. o[1ir:c was rrnrler obligaLion not [o glarit thc pit[cnl-rvil.ltin l"lrlcc rlorrlhs o['tho sl.atlt[tlry 1:eriorl rlf'appeitl stl thitt atr itgSlricvcd llalLy ctlr"rld filc a1 afpoal. It is allogcrl [haI thc cnl"irc 1;roct;ss il['r-lt'ittrt ol'patcrrl rvirs clorrc in ir c;uicl< anrl clarrtlcstirro nraurrcl so tlrirt Ilo ollo vtnottlcl l<tttlu,allottl l"hc,sarrtc. ?. l. lL is srr[uritted lty Mr. Attanrl tltal tltc diagrlosLics l<it inthrstry is,ir vI:r1, sr1all aucl close lcrit antl "evelyone l<tttlu,s cveryono irr tlris ficltl"- Clairling,to l'lc aurorrg tlre leading scicntists irr their lrelrl, the, Pctititlrtt:r's stato l.hat "it. is not ouly lhcir duty.br.rl also thcir lcsporrsil:ility t,o cttsttrc Lhat uo unsct-LtltuloLts hil(lcr tlstlr])s righls ol'otlrcr parl"ics or-nrala['itlcly stolls olltcl parlics intoh,od ilr tLris liclcl." Il is s.ubrrril.l.od l.hlt thc irrtontirl6 of'tlrc l)ctitioncrs is "uot to.st?r[[ thc 13rarrl" tll patcrrts l:r"rt ltl try aurl cnsrrle tlrat no u,r'orrglLl patents are 13t'anterl to rtuscrttltttltlts Lrarict's i1 thc inLcrcst ol'lhe pttblic". lI js sullnrilted tlrat a patctrl is a cotrtplcl"t: rurorropolisl-ic righl, aud shotr'ic[ bc gr-auLccl ortly afier thte t;tltrsitlc:ral-iotl. lL is lbr tlris rcitsou tlrat thb legislaturc lras bnilt itt rritrious saf'cgLraltls lil<c prc-gl'ant opltosilion, lroqt-gt'arrt opposition, t'cv0catitltrs, cottntcr-clainr lilr lcvocat,itlus iurcl dclbnccs ol'r'ovocaliou iu a sttil. {rlr itrfiitrgorrrcrrt. ll 'is stiltc(l l"liat tlrc worcls ol'thc statrrtc are t;lc;r| aurl till sttr:lt [itue thc grant ol'thc patcrrt is nrarlc lcno,,vu by tlrc prrlllicariorr irr rlrc ol'liciirl gazcttc, ir carrrru[ lte sairl l-o barrc lrccrr grantecl in tu*,. lt is also poirtletl tntt Lhat tltc irrli:rltrctatlion cittrt,assetl by ctlttnscl fbr. rcspttntlcnt Ntl.-5 rvas cotttt'itt-y kl l.lrc clrlcut placticc of'thc (-'outr.ill.r'* of'licc arntl wttultl lcacl fo a !]r()ilt w.P.(C) Nos. 3s76, 3s77,5422, 5423 of 2007 & 70see, 70400 & 704s0 oJ 200e - ;::""{rt:;:, 1r/ ? t tlcal tr l' itvoiclable colt {itsitltr. Il4.it petitio^ (C) N,s. 10399, l0t!00 ttnd t0450 o./'2009 l2u't sd oJ' petitiortsl

2.?..'l'hc rclcvant f acLs arc thal-l,aliL Mahajarr ltcsptlrrtlctrL No.l in rrll llru irb0vu writ pctitions Jilcd tlrloc patcnt applicalions fbI grarrt of'lltllcltls trcirrg Applicaliou Nos. l6Bt'i/l)cll)001, 16ti9/l)cl/2007 orr f3'r' Artl}tst 2007. ln Application No. 1688 <t! 200't,lhc itil'crtl.iotr rclal.cd lo a tlcvicc Iur aualysing tlrc 1:reseuco o('[)cugr,rc IgG ilniitlrltties itr lrtrrrtal'l sel'ttt]l aurl ltlasna. Altplieati6l Ntl. 1689 ol'200'/ rclatcfl [o.tltc ittyenli6rlgf'a .l<itfilrarralysing.t|r9p|esencgoIclerrgttelgM.antiboclicsirr|lrclrir'r.arr scr-r.llp or plasnra. Lalit'Mahajal also filccl trvo othcr a;"rplical"ions bcing .l4lDcll2005 anrl 75ll)cl/2.005 on 12.'r".l.nnaty 2005 in rclittion .l"o it [)ittr Mllaria Stix iurtl at'J-ctt'a Malirt'ia Stix ;cspcctivcly fbr losfirrg of'rrlalalia'

¶23I,alit Maltitjatr's. Appticatiorr N.o. 1688/l)c|120()7 was prrlllishctl irr tltt: .lr[rrual ou 3l'' Alrgrrst 2007. 'fhe paLcttt was granl.ccl attd was alSO ssaletl 0u l6'l'Octobcr 2008. n ple-grallL opptlsi[iorr rvas (rlctl by tirc pctitioncr /,c;i.ryr l.liomcdioals ('Zcphyr') on I2."''l)cccnr[:cr 200[i. 'l'hc prc-1]rant opposiriou rvas lcjcctccl ou 4'l' Mnrch 2009.'l'his or-clcr-was'chilllcngcd by 'Lcplryr irr Writ l'clition (O) No. 10399 t>f 200()' 2tl. LttlitMalrajarr's A1'rplicatiort'No. 1689/D c,Il}(\l'lwas prtblislrcd otr 7'r' Scptcurltcr-2.007. 'l'hc ptll.cllL rvas gt-artl-ecl antl scirlctl ,ltt l6'l' Octobt"r ?.008. 'l"he prc-gr-irnl opltosition was filccl by Zeplryr orr 12.'r' l)cccttrtror Z.00ti. l!'rvas rcjeclc4 o' rl'l'Maroh 2009.'l'his orclcr rvas challcrrgcd by w.t'.(c.) Nos. ESIA, SSll,So2Z, 5423 ol 2007 & 7039s, 70400 & 70450 ol 2009 & 1020 of 2o1o Pdgc 74 of 40 ,r)/ ) I /.e;tlryr in Writ Pctition (C)No. t0'100 ol'2009. t |l 9\ . ZS. t,alit'Mahlieur's r\pplications No. 74/Ddl?.005 antl7.5/l')cl/2005 r'vclc: . pLrSlishc(l otr 2"'l .lunc 2006. 'l"lrc patcnt u,as Br-antocl rultl lcaictl otr l6'l' Octobcr 2008. 'l-lrc prc-graut tllpositiolr wits filcd by Zcphyr otr 2[i'r' , Novcnlbcr 200t1. lt was rcjcctcrt by tlrc (lottlt'ollcr ou l6'r' March 2.009. | 'l-lris or<lcr rvas clrallcngc<l by '/'cstlt5'r by filirrg wt-il' l'ctit'ion (o) No' l0zl.50 ol'2009. ' : : Suhmissitttts in the 2"" Sel ttJ'pelitiotts (hy Zeplql) '

26.'l'hc argulrcrrts adyaucocl by Mr. Sanjucr, "l(rrrnar 'l'i'uvari, lcat'trccl , colnscl appcariug lbr /,cphyr agairsl. 1hr: orclcrs of' l"ho Corrtrollcr' rc.jccl.ing its prc-gratrrt application orr tlrc ground oI linritatiorl \^fcl'c llrorc ol. loss siprilar to tfic argrulcnts advatrccrl tly ctllrtrscl itllpcariltg lirr l)t'. ; Sr:chlata (iup1e antl I)r'. (lirish liinrlarri irt rulatiort [o tltc llaterrts grarrtctl ' ro.l. Mitra & Cti. Z'l . 1.n rcsistirrg thc pct.il"iorrs, it was subrnitloct by Mr. N4anirrclcr Singlr, lcirmecl Seni6r corrnsel appeirring lbl Lalit Mirhajan lliat .a[lcr' lhc Aurcnrlrlcnl. Lo tlto Act in 2005, lhc tinc pct'itlcl {ilt tiling a Prc-!}rilnl oltltgsitirlrr may have [:ecn rcnxlvetl [:t.rt a rcastlrtaltle irrl-crProtaIi<lrt [rits ttl .. 5c g,ivcrr to thc arrrcrrducl Scctiorr 2..5 l<cclting in vicq, tlrc ctlnlcxt. IIc . places einltlrasis on llrc rvrlrrls "rrnless thc ctltrtcxt othcnt,isc rctlttircs" , .qcr;rrrrirrg in lhe openirrg p<lrl.i<1rr it['sectittrr ?. (l) rtl'llrt: Acl" arrrl srrbrrrils [6at Lhc lpcr.rs to challcngo a patcnt thal" lias lrccrt grartl.ccl gcts rcstrictctl kl w.r,.(C) Nas. 5576, 3577.5422, 5423 ol 2007 & 103ss, Jo400 & 70450 of 2009 & :t020 oI 2070 puge 15 oJ 40 il pcrsou iuterssterl. IIe slrbrilitts<l thirt ctlrrsiclcritrg tlrirt tlrc grattt tlt'it l)aLcut'iS a reCogttiti<ln O['.tlre oreitti\ro Ivtlrli tl['thc itlvt:tttcr', atltl lras to pass ir (ilirly, rigorotts exat.l.litrtttiotr 1'lroccthire tlrrorrgh scvet'itl sLitilcs *,hich by its vcry llatttro is tintc ctltrStttlritrtl, it t'casotrn[rle pcriotl as opposccl to au inclclinitc opotr-otttlctl pcriotl Jras lo bc givcn fb| tltc liliLttl' nf o pr.-grunt opposition, which is by any pctsorl' 2ti. Mr. Malrirrrler Singlr pointed tlttI tlral-tltc scltctllc ol'tlrc Act arrtl tlrt: l{rrlcs irttlicartcrl t.hal" ths $crrcr-al acts lcirtling kl Ilrt: gt'ittrl' o['l"lrt: ;litlcttl' cel-tif icate.were to be perf0rurcd withirr spccilic tirllc pcrictrls. l{cibrrirrg to l{r"rlc '14 (2.) of'thc Ilnles hc sulltrrittcd Lhal a ppl.cttl ccrt,i{icatc is to bc o;rlinalily issur:cl witlrin sot,crr thys fiorrr thc tlalc o['grattl ol';latLcttt Ltttdcr Sct:t.ior: zl3. IJnclcr ltulc 24, thc pcr:iorl fbr v'lrich an applicitl"itll lbr ;ratcnt shall not orcliuarily bo opcn t0 public trnclor Scctitln llA(l) slrall [;c l8 rurouths lionr the clnl"e of liling oI application or thc clatc ol'pritlriL)' rll' applicati.u, whichever is carlict, lu Lcrtns .,I J{rrlc ?.4"1} ( l)(i) d rcqrrcst {ilr cxarniuation uurler Scctiorr Illl of'Llrc AcL is tnadc rviLhin 48 trrttttl'lts' fisrrr tlc rlatc 6['priority ol'thc appliculiorr or'[i<ltrt tltc tlatc tlf'liling of' tlrc rqiplicalion wlticheve[ is earlier. [Jncler l{Lrlc 2zl-l}(2.) (i), l.hc pcriod rviLhin rvhich the Controtlcr shall rcl'cr tlro aplllicatitlrt arld spccification auc[ ot[er rltlr;rtttlsnts to tire l;,xatrlitlcr wftcrc sttclt recptesL lilr g.iarrrirrirtiop has [:ccn uretclc slrall or:dinarily [:c witltirr otrc trrtln[h litlttr the .rlatc ol'its 1lr-rblicaLiorr tlr witltirr oue nrtlt'r[h lirrtn lltc tlats df cxarninatiou, wlricltevcr is lal.er. [Jntler ltLrle 2zl-l] (2-Xii), tltc .l'lxamincr . sllulcl orcliuarily sublnit-thc rcport willrin onc tlouth bttt rrrll. cxcccdirrg W.t'.(C) Nos. 3575, 3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 8r 10399, 70400 & 70450 of ?'009 & 1020 ol 2010 ' page 76 oJ 40 rya ,D I t trii I [lrrcc rrrorrtlrs {i.onr tlrc rlale uI rel'erence altl llrr:t'callcr thc (iotrLlolltrr 't '' - shorrltl, irr acsortlaucc r.r,ith Rrrle ?-4-ll (2.Xiii), tlispose rl[' [he rollttrl rviLlrirr 0nc rtrtttttlt rl'f its t'ccei1lt. [Jntlcr l{ule 24-l} (3)' Lltc lirst cxau.riuati<lu roporl is ScuI lo tltc applicarrl witlrin six trlotttlt5 fionr llrc clatc o['rcqrrcst lrlr cxaurittirtitlu ot'ptttrlicatiorr u'ltichc\'ur is latcr atlrl t rrrrrlcr [{Lrlc 24-l\ (t11, thc tinic lilr pLrLtinli ittt itpplicitlitlrt in ortlcr lilr gutttt F*t I i Il. I I I I I I I 3\o r:nclcr Scction 2l shall [tc tu,clvc rtloul"lrs lirltlr tltc tlalc orr rvlliclr Llro flrst stltcltcl"lL ol' otl.iecl-iorr iS isStretl ttl [hc aplllioittlL to r;otrrply n'illt Lhtl rcqrrir.t:rrrcnls. It is subniittctl thal" giVcrr lhc spccilietl Litnc lirrlils - prcscr.ibccl at tlrc stagc 0l'scnlLiny 0['lhe applic;atitttrs ltlr gratnt o['pirtcllt irnrl givcn l.hc farct. Lhal. thc grarrt tl('a pal"cllt l.clalos lrtrcl< to'tltc'clillc tln rvlrich [hc,applical.iou is Jiled, tltc ilatcrrt.cu acLr-rally loscs nrtrch tl['tlris llcriotl fbr worlcirrg Lltc patcnt. '(]ivcn llrc Iircl llrat ittt alllllicaliorl lrlr grant til'patctrl. cat'l g0[ pnblislrctl rlnly alicI a pcritltl ol' lti ttrorltlts atrtl , . L6aL the Controllel calrnot take up the upplicaLiott lor cxattritritLitln lirr a ' . pcriocl of six urclnths alicr its publii:al"itltt, it is tleccss?lfy [o l'catl a rsaso.able tirlc lirlit fur filing u ,tr"-*rut', oppositirln-l{ef'cl't:nt;e is 'ntttlt' to rhc clcqisions in sttr.iit sing'h l{alrt v. [lniotr oJ',luiliu (1991) 2 SCC 87 antl Directorute o.l'Iinforcernent tt' Deepuk fr'Iulu{an /llR 1994 SC r )zs. il , ' tllrit I'etitirtn (C) No' 1020 ol'2010

2.(). 'l'hc ltctitioner 'l'ibotr:c l)ltartrracerll.icals ("1'il:tltec') lilctl its applicatirln filr glant ol'.paLeut on ll'l'.lurtc ?.0021 lrlr atr ittvetrti<lrr l"illctl ,('rlurlliiraliou ol'Oyklr:hornc l)rso l)cpcntlcnt [)t'otc;tsc lnlrillitols'. 'l'lrc . W.,,.(C) Nos.3576, 3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 70399, 1o4OO tt 7O45o oJ 2009 & 102O oJ 2070 Poge 17 oJ 40 llrst exaurinatiorr report wers isslre(l orr lrl"'N4ar<;lr 2007. r1'lrr; aplllication n,as prrlllishctl on 30'r'Novertrber 200'l in lcrms o['Scclion llA o('thc Act. Allcr consiclcr-ing Lhe respouse o{'lhc l)ctitioncr in rcllly l"o tlre fir'st cxirrtriuatiou rcpor-t, thc Ccjntrrlllcr issucd a lc;ttct'to lhc l)otit.iortor ou 2li"" Mirrclr 200ti ro thc lbllorving c{Lbcl.: I "Your atlovc Applical"ion lilr pal.crtl. ltas llccu lilrtntl in ordcr-Jbr'.gLant. Ilorvcvcr, thc l)al.orrl" Ccrti flcirtc u,ill bc issuctl rlnly allcr pr<lcc;ssirrg-ol, lhc . Allplicatiou turcler Section I l(a) /sir: I ltlf and corrrplclion o{'thc sl.atrrLory lirrrit anrl rlisposal ol' pre-grarrt opp<lsit"irln, i['any, rrnrlcl Sc:cLion 2..5(l) ot' . thc Act."

¶30'l'hc pctitioncr's casc is LlraI on 30'l' Miry 200ti, tlrc urandaLory 1.lcriorl o['six r:'rontlrs il] tclnrs oI'ltulc 55(l-A) o['thc.ll.ulcs arrd Lhc [lrrcc courlilions ir: thc atirrcnreltionccl lctl"cl stoocl sirtisficcl. Accorcling to tltt: l)ctiLioucr, l.hc patcuiwas rlceurc<l t,, l.tov" been granler[ firlrrr srtclr rlitl.c. I -il. On 26"' .lrrne 2.008, Oipla l,tcl. {llctl a pfo-gralrL relJleserrtaliorr/ opposition.'l'his rvas nol.ificcl tr! thc l)ct.iti<lncr liorn thr: l)cllri OI'licc o1' thc C'rlrrlrollcr. -l'lrc I)ctitioncr, by its lcttcl clatccl 2. l" Oclolcr ?.()0ti, poirrl,cd ouL l.o thc Controllcr thatL llrc prc-grauL opposil.iou \/as linrc-ltarred. 'I'ho Petitioner also Irlsrl an interlocrrLrlry petititln daLct[ [0"' Novcrubcr'200ti playirrg liu'issrrancc ol'a paLorrt ccrLi llcatc irr its lirvotrr' iurrl {or rc.jccting Lhe opposiLion Iilcrl by (1ipla [,trl.'l'l.rcrr:alic.r'tlrc: l)cl"itiorrcr ailso lilcrl au af'{irlirvit of'cvirlerrcc orr 7'l' .larrrrirrv 110()9 ol'orrc I'r'o{i:ssor l)avirl .f <thn 'llack. W.t'.(C) Nos. 3516, 3577,5422, |aB of 2007 & 10399, 10400 & 10450 ol 2009 & 1020 of 2070 pogc 78 oI 40 fl ,t ! ; -i2.'l'lrc l)ctil"ioncr arrrl (lipla J,trl. rvelc hclrcl [:y lhc Assjstarrt (]orrlnrllcr' ' ol'l)eltctrts orr 9'l'.larrr-ra11,2009 arrtt wliLtetr srrllrrrissious u,t;rc lilcrl tly qf( tlrcur on 2.7'r' Mar-ch 2.009. lly an rlrdcr datctl -10"' Marclr ?.009, thc AssislarrL (lonl"rollcl allorvcd tltc prc-glattt op;tosiliorr ancl t'c{itsctl to l.ltc I)ctitionor.[hoglirntof thcpatcrrl orr tlrogrorttr<l ol'lacl<of invcrrl-ivc.stcp. 'l"hc Controllcl's orrlct tlatccl 30"',Mitrch 2009 has bcclr cltallctrgcd by .'1,'iltotcc in tlris pctition. Arrrong lhc glourrrls rlisctl in llris pctitiou is l.lral. thc ltrc-granL <lppositirtn lllctl altcr'30'l' N4ay 2.00[i r,r,as nut rtrairr{.irirrablc. Srrltrnissions ot'' Counsel iru Tihotec's petitiorr .1.i. Mr. I{ajiv Nayyar, lcanrccl Scnior couusol appcat'iug ftrr thr: l)ctitiorrc;r ' " 'l'ibotcc sultnrittcd [haL thorc was a clislinction bcLwccn Lhc 'issnancc' clf'a l)atcll-ccr'lificatc Ltrrdcr J{Lrlc 7zl antl thc 'grant' tlIpatcttt fbr thc pllrposcs ot'scction zl3. IIc zrlso rolcllccl lo tho irrqrul;rrccl rlrrlcr llasscci .[>y tlrc AssiStant (.'outr oller rvhere iL was rottservt:tl that "tltcre was llo . .,\llr i rnpcorllcnL on .)(, May 2008 to the issrriurrje oI the patctrt ccrtificatc arrtI 'thirL tlrc [)al-cul-Officc slrtltrlrl ltavc tltlttc stl rvitltirr scvett clays rll'.i0'l'M;r1' 200ti as thc applicnl.ion rtits prrblishcd otr.i0"'Novcnrbcr ?.007 arrtl six tlorrtlrs pct'iocl wils oVer orr 30'l'Mly 2.008". fi-was fitrtlrcr obscrvctl itr I tlrc irrrpngucd rtr<k:r that thc granl. of pitlcnl" lly thc ('onlrttllcr arrtl llrc ) strllscclucnt issuaucc of lcLLcls ol-pal"cnt ltavc taket: lltore lil]le ttrari 'it + : corrlcl havc talccn orcliua;ily brrl" thril" dicl not plcclutlc thc filing of a pt'c" granl-o.ppositiorr. It is acr:oldirrgly srrbrnittocl thaL litl all practicirl pur!uses llrc elfeclive rlate of grant ttf'thc pal,ctlt shtlttltl bc li0"' N4a1, ?.008 or tho voly ncxt cliry lltcroalicr. w.t,.(C) Nos. 3576,.3577,5422, 5423 of 2007 & 10399, 10400 & 7o450 oJ 2009 & 7o20 ol 2070 PagE 19 oJ 40 .t, .izl . Mr. Mrrjurrrrlar', leallcrl currusel altpcirrirrll lirr Oilllit I.trl. srtltrtriLtctl tha[ at thc slagc of filing of the applical-ion arrd its cxatlirralion irr initial phasc by Lh0 Controllcr, thetc was r-1o tlrird par-ty. 'l'he (ltlrrtrollcr acts as a Iact (intliug atrthority. Scction 3 ol't.lrc Act scts tlr.tl Lhc grottrrcls fitr' rcfirsa[. [f thc patolrt is rc.h.tsct[, thc ordor is lclatablo [o S.cclion l5 ol'tlrc. Act.'.l'[rr:Corr|.rtlllcrcrluldarskJbtittletlrrctrcltlrcnl.trll:crrratlcr:vcllrttlrit| st.rrgc. 'J'hc inLirtrafion tlrrit tlrc palonl" is in ortlcr is not lly itscll'a gt'atrl-tll' I pat(;lll". 'Ilris is au or(lcr rclatalllt-: to Sccl"itlrr l-5 trl'the nct. /\(;(:ollling to hirn, l.hc stagc ol'S.,,ti,,n 4-l for'1;rattt tll'ltalcttl. is reacltctl tlrrly aflcr' c()ltlpl(:tion o['l"he proccsscs cnvisagecl by Sct;titllr 1.5 tlf'thc Ar:t. [Jtttlcr Sccti<ln zl-5, tlrc rlalc ol'patclrt is allcacly a fixccl clatc sitrcc rrttttcr St:cti<ltr 4-5 (l) "cvbry pertolrt sharll bc rlatcd as of:tlrc (l;rtc otr rvlticlt llrc irlrylicatiorr for patolt was filccl". It is tlris tlatc tlrat. is otrLcl'ccl irr tlrc llcgisl"cr.. llo ltoirrtorl olrt thal.Unrlerll.rlc 80 to.l<ccp a';iatcnt in tilrcc, thc rcltowal lccs sltccilicfl in the Jiirst Schedr.rle shall tlc payable al. l"he exlllratiott ttl'l"ltt: sccqncl yclr liorl thc clatc ol. tlrc pal.cllL antl [lle peritlcl lilr ;raytt'rettl" tll' rt:rrcrval fges uray [rc exLcn<lctl trp to.six t!ronLlts. So'tlrc rlatc tl['pi]t(:l'lI bccorlcs critical lor l"hc llaynrcnt rll'rcncwal (scs. S/lrcru arr npplicitrtt lrus rrol paicl rencwal f'ees, it nreirns thal hc is awiu'c thal hc lras nttt lrccrr grirrrl.ccl a pa[cuL. ..6" 1l-5. Mr. Mitjumtlar 1:oiutccl orrt tlraL.lJnrlol ll.rrlc 122, tlrc (]orrtrollcr ciltt c(x'rcct clcrical el'rors. Lil<cwise, ttnclcr Sectitln lzl6 Lhe (lonLr<lllcr carl call lor inftlnnal.iott regarding lhc cotltrrct'cial u,orlcitrg of' thc patcrlt rvithin l.wo nrontlrs front tlto dalc of suclr rol.icc. Nolwithstirnding tliis, w.t'.lc)Nos.3576,3577,5422,5423 oJ2007&70399,J0400&70450oJ200s&1020pf2070 pogla 20 ol 40 li ! uu(lcr Scction 146(2) evely. patert holtlcr ltits to lirrrrislr stittorrlollLs irr srrclr rlaunct' all(l [i)nn iur(l in lrot -lcss tltittt six lllolltlls ils lllay l)o Drcsr;riltccl as lo tlrc exLcnt to rvlriclr thc llatctrtetl itrvt:nl"iorr ltas bt:t:rr rv6r-kcrl olt a colt'ultorcial scalc irr'frrtlia. l['no.sttclt rcports arc filctl, l"hcrr il. is plaiLr tlrat no l)atent has lrccn gtantcd. 'l'hc wtlrl<ittg ol' thc llatcrrt ;rriscs only whcrc it is grantctl. Mr-. Ma.iun'l([ar poil'ltccl orrl l.ha[ ttlrdor' Itutc 130 an applical"ion.[or rcvicrv of'llrc Conl.t'ollcr's orclct'ltas lo bc: nrarlc within onc urouth ftorn llre date o1'contttrtuticatitltt tll'tltc dccisiorr to tlrc appli<:arr[- .i6. It is suburittcd by Mr'. Majuurrlar thirt iu tho instant casc thol'o wits l'lo prcsurrytion o['.granl oJ'pirt.cnt. only on tlro tlasis ol' l,hc lr:ttct' clirtt:tl 28'r'' N4nrclr 2008 as'iLwas only arr infbnlal inl.iu'ratitttt to tlrc l'cl.il"iotrcr lvhiclr rvas in lhcl. rtot lcquirccl to llc tt:aclc in [atl,. It is orrly as a ltlrrg startrlitrg ltractice that the (lontroller has tleen issuing sltch couttuttrrical-itllrs llrrt tircrc js ilo guarantec lltaL patenl urottld bc grantr:d ottly ou accottut tl[' 'srrclr conrrmrnication. Scr:orrrlly, 1vi[h<lrrL thc cortrplctiotr tll'[hc pt'(x:c(hlrc cllvisirllcd. Ituclcr Scction 2.5(l) and Scctittn llA, thcrc cittt bc tro gr?tnt o[' ir ltatcrlt. lt is.subnrittctl that.(br 1hc ptrrposcs o['tho Acl "thc rlitle of' grirnt ol'lho piltont is thc rlal"c on which lhc l{csponrluttl. auLlroriLics llirss tlrc orcler olgranL. lt is orrly alicl such att tlrtlct is passctl, that a patcrrt is Lrcatccl ag glantccl uo llattor wlrcn thr: ccrti licatc tll'grtlttt is issttctl or' rvhcn [[rc grant is l'ecorrlccl rlr rrotilierl." lt is accortlingty srrltnrittctl. tlrirf as uu thr: rlatc ol'thc filing of'pre-grant oppositiorr, l'lo erelnt tl['lrnl,clrt lrarl tal<cn placc as cnvisagctl by ihc Act. w.p.(c) Nos. i576, i517,5422, SttiS "l ZOOZ X 1\3ss, 10400 & 70a50 oJ 2009 & .1020 oJ 20:10 pagc 27 ol'40 w/ .J ,*, -17. 'l'lrc r.vlit pcLition is alsrl rosistsrl otr tlrc grorrntI ol'l;tt;hus. Jt is stirLctl lhat thc I'cti[irutcr chosc to cltallcttgr: tlrt: ttrclct'clitLctl .]0"'March ?.009 ruuly on 22."'l Jarrr.rary 2.0 10. l{cliance is plircctl ott Lhc.jtrtllgrtri:ttl. ttf'tht.: Srrlrrorlrc Court irr Stute o./'tW.P. r,. Nartdlul ,luiswul (r956) 4 SCC 566. ll/ltctt curr u putctrt bc suil to ba gruntwl? llti.'l'hc oolunlon qucstion Lhat irriscs in all thcsc pctiLiorrs is wltor"r can il bc'said thilL a patenL has been grapterl'? Sectiou 2 (l) ol-the Act opcns rvitlr lhc.n,urilr "turless [hc contcxL otltcrwisc roclttirt:s".'l'his hirs ttl bc r-earl rviLh Scctiurr 2- (.1 ) (nr) r,r,hic,h tlcIitrcs it 'patctrt' as "a l"rakrrl" filr arty irrvcntiou grarrtccl untlcr this Acl"". 'l'hc tlal.c tt['grant o['patcnt is critical lbr rlctcrurirriug thc tinrc r.vitliln whjch a prc-lll'?"1il1. tlpposilion has to llt; filcct in lcttls o{'scction 25(l) oL thc Act. Aficr tlro atrtctrdtrtcrrl l-o lltc Act nncl in par.ticular to sccl"ion 25 (l) rvith ctlcct [r'orrr l'' .larruary2.00.5, a signi[icant change has lteett [rrottghI in this rcgald. Irior ltt,il.s alndn(llrolrL, unclcr Section 25(l) the prc-grartt tlpposi[ion hatl t9 tlc filctl rvitlrin. lrllr trronths'fionr the datc ol'a(lvcrtiscu'rcnt ol'tlic acccptartcc o[' l,hc courplcto spccificatiou.'l'lris.a(lvcrLiscnrcnt in tlrc o['licial gazotlc tll' t.hr.: acccptaucc of'cottrplete spcci [iclliolr wits tttrtlcr Scctiorr 2-i ol'thc'" Acl., prior' lo ils arnotrclLirott. A lirrthcr lrraxilnulu pcriotl ol'ono lltofttlr cor.rlc[ llc allou,crl tty thc Conl.r'oller Ior rLrakiug thc pre-grani. ol4rosition. Such prc-gleurL opltositiott cottlcl bc ntatlc only lry a 'lcmoll intcrcstctl". -i9. 'l'he',signi{icaut change ltrouglrt aborrt by the arnetrrltnctrI to Set:l"itltr ?.5 in 2.005 is thal" l.ho prc:gritnt 'rcpt-cscutatitln' (or tlpposit.ion) agitinst w.p-(C) Urt. 3576, 3577,5422., 5423 of 2007 & 70399, 70400 & 70450 ot' 2009 & 7020 of 2070 page 22 oJ 40 Iu\, ( -u. r l'\ - -ht J l"lrc graul ol'pirtcnt can [)c rrrarlc lry "arry llcrsorri'. 'l'hc;lrblit:atiurr ol'llrc r;ornplcte spccificnLion uow tal<es ;:lar;t: rrnrk:r Sct;Lirln llA ol'thc Act. Lilrrlsr llulc 2zl of'rhc [)aLcrrI ltrrlcs 2.00-] tlrc publiczrtiorr ltaPpcrls not carlicr thau lti rnorrtlrs liom Lhc clatc o['tiling o1'tlic application or tlrc rlirtc o1'priority of thc applicirlion, whichcvcr. is catrlict. zl0. 'l'lrclc arc spccific Lirrro liurits fbr thc sl"cps lo bc lalccn lur l.lrc ar;ccpl,ance o[' thc conrpletc s1:ccilicatiorr Ior ptrblicaLion,by tht: (lonLr<lllcr'. 'l'his is lbllou,erl by a rec|resL urarlc.l2y thc applicaut lirr cxamiuation in Lcrrns of'Secl"iou ll.l] ol'tlte Act. 'l'his is [ollou,crl [:v tht: cxarnirral.iorr of'tlrc applicaliorr rrrrrlcr Sccl.ion. 12. o('rlrc Act lvhich hits lo tirlrc plarcc witlrin [lrc spccificcl tinrc linrit as prcsctibctl irr l{Lrlo 2zl-13 oI thc I{ulcs. 'Without going into thc spoci[ic clctails of tlris tinrc pcriocl; tbr l.lrc. prrrposcs of tlrc prcscnL pctilions it is srr[ficicnl" kr no[c tlrat rvlrcrc it is intenrlccl that tlrere shor.rld be a spccillc tirne limit within u,hich a stcp hits to [rc talti:.u eiLhel lly thc applicant lirl tlrc grartt ol'pa[errL ttr [ry 111c Coutlollcr-tlren such tin're lirnit is clearly iurlioatcrl irr thc r\cl arrtl Iltc: l{ulcs.

¶41'fhcrc is anothcr plovision udriclr is lclcvant iu tlris colrlcxt. IJrrrlu' 'l{ule 55(l-A), no patelL shall bc grarrtcrl bclirro thc cxpiry ol'a pr:r'iurl ol' six rnorrtlrs lionr tlrc clal"c oI prrlllicatiou ol'thc allplicatiorr rrnrlcr Scct.iotr ItA. As a rcst-rlt, at leasl lilr a. perirlrl ol'2 years irliel tililg of tlrt: aplllical"ion filr granl" of pal"ent, rro pal.enl. t;irn be qranl"crl. lt is rhrring this pcriocl that Llro stcps firr i:xarrrirratiorr of'thc prrtcnt irr tcrnrs ol'Sccl.iou 12. W.tr.(C) Nos.3516, 3517,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 103sg, 10400 & 70450 of 2009 & 7020 of 2010 n,o,i.r, oloo \^v d| a 2'l t an(l tlrcrealior tlre considcration [)y tlre (]ontroller ol thc lclltlrt ol'tlrc lixaruiucr rrntli:r Secl-itln lzl ftlllora,ccl by anrr:trtltlcttts, if'any, arcl itll 11(lcrtal(cll. lL is rlrrring [lris tiurc also tlrat thc llrc-1,,r'itrrt ollllositiorr is cxpcclc(l to bc lilcd. zl2. 'l'hc {etcl of'l-hc acccltt;rucc of thc comgrlclc spccifiurtiorr, as itrclicatctl lry tlrc.applicant lbr grant of a pal.cLtt, lrnving bccrr acccplcd lirr' pr.rlllication is evident lirlnr thr: a(lvertiscrnont ol'srrdr spccilical"iotr in thu I)atcnts .[ourttal in ten'us of' Sectiorr I lA ol'. llre Act. "l'ltcrcfilrr:, atty' llcrsol'l ,wlto is scclcirrg to olr.ject Lo the glarrt ol'thc pitLcnl is cx1;ectetl l"tl l<cop tht: trlacl< o['put:lical"ion of'such colnploto spccilication. , -l'his (]otrrl has ltccrr iirJbmrod lhitt ptrblicatiort also t.irlccs placc tlri t.l.rc vvctsitc, i,, arklition to. [rcing ptrt:lishccl it thc .ltlt'rntal. ul..l.'l'hele is a.[iu'ther tirlc r-cstlicLion. tJtttlcr l{trlc 2zl, thc perirltl lilr u,lriclr au ap]rlicaLion lirr patcnL "shaJl rroL oxlirrarily lrc opctr kr prrlllic rrurlcr sub-section (t) of'scctirrn tt-n shull l'lc lB uronths florl tlrc tlatc 6f'filing o{'tho applicatittn or'Llrc datc 9f'1hc llriority o('thc applicirtion, whiohcvcl is earlicr." ln ef'l'cct, tlrcrcftlrc, it r,vill not lle llttssible lbr a pufsot'l scclcing to objcct l.o [hc glanl. oJ'a palclll. l.o utal<c 't'oplcsc.rrtal.itttt' .u,lli", tlrarr a peliotl ol-l8 rrrtlntlts alter tlre date.ttl'tlrc liling oI sttclt applicatiorr. Irr any cvculsil'tcc in l"crrns of'.1{rrlc -5.5(t-A) ntl palcrrt catl llc granterl belbrc the r:xpiry ol' a petiorl ol' six rrtonths liorn l"lrc datc ol pLrlllication al'l(l l.he Conlrollcl is cxpcctccl to llrrblish thc applicltitlrr withiu oui.rlonLh fiour thc clatc o1'cxpiry o['thc s;ritl pct'iocl, tlrorc is irl w.P.(C) Nos. 3576, 3s77,s422, 5423 of 2007 & 1o3g9, 70400 & 7o4so oJ 2oos & 1o2o ol io10 ' Pdqe 24 oJ 40 \ q 'J. rcp i'c:st:tr tit ti tlr r. 4zl. (iivclr llrc abovc schcrnc, lhc an'rcnrlrncrrt in 2.00.5 ttl Scctiotr 2.5 ol'lhc ncl. \.virs appalcntly rnaclc u,ilh a Vicw to cxtcrrclittg lbc tirrrc pctiod u'illrin which an opposititltr Ltl thc gritnt oI patcnl. hatl ttl bc rrta<lc. tjnclcr tlrc prc-anrcntlctl Scction 25, lhc pclsolls itttcrcslctl itt opposirrg llro grarrl. ol' palclt lrad to ncoi:ssalily lllc such tlll;losil"ittn r.vitlrin lilttr uroritlts, a perirlrl extontlable only by olle l1'lol'llh, u'ltr:rt:as tlll(l(:r Lh0 ttttrelttlctl Scc[ign 25 [hat periotl is clearly exlendetl at lcast rtp L9 six tllol]lhs. t , .

4.5. (livcn lhc praclical aspcct o['thc tuaLlt:t', trtl Patclrt is LrsLrally granl.ccl irrtrtrccliatcly on tlro cxpiry of'six nrontlrs Ji-ottr tltc tlattc trf'prttrlicat.ion o[' tlrc application. J.! is usually a uruch lorrgcr ltcriotl. 'J'ltc atltctrdurcnt lt , Scctiou 25 clc'arly, lhcrefore, enlarges tlrc tirtre ltlr lilirrg oJ. a pre:-granl ()l)position.

46.'l'6e thrust of thc Act is tlrat tlrc rlcrc glaut. of'patcl'lt. doci rrtlt cl'lstlrc its valiclity. 't'his is lllairr fiorn Sectiorr l3(4) ol'thc Acl. livcrr thc grarrl , <lJ'ir patcnL clocs nrtt ctlslrrc that tlrcrc rl,ill lrc uo ftllltct'challcngc. tJntlc:r' Scctigrr 25 (2) ol'thc Act, agailrst thc grant of'a patcrrt artrl tlrc icicctiorr of a prc-[reurt opposition, a post-gfant opposil.ion cillr llc ]ilcd lly alry , person interested ttefore the lutellccLttal lropcrty Allllcllatr: llonrcl . (lPnll). An applicatiou'ftrr lcrrocatiorr ciur be filerl lrcfble llrc ll'Al] by ilr.ly pct.son irrtclcstcrl unclcr Scclion 6rl of'thc Act. ll l"lrc'llatcrrt. lttllclcr w.P.(C.) Nos. 3576, 3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 70399, 70400 & 70450 oJ 2009 & 102O of 2O7O Poge 25 of 40 \lv c,O .,,; ljles a suil. lirr.itrliiugcnrent tlrc l)clbrrrlaut irr suclr a srtil" catr lly rviry tlf it colll[(:r clairu clrallenge thc valiclil,y tlf gt'ant tll patctrt (Scclirlrr 107 reirtl u,ith Scctiorr 6zl ol'Lhc'Acl"). tl:J. 'J'bc scltctllc ol-f hc I'at.orrts Act, tlrcrclilrc, is sttcJr thirt Lhcrc lrrc scvcrirl Irrrrllcs Lo cross [rcJilrc llrc lyirrrl. tl['it patt:l'rt cittt Ilo sirit[ ltl Ilc final. 'l'[rclo arc 1.,,r,,rl olllcr provisiorrs [[rrt rccltiro [o bc rroticctl. IJrrtlc:r Ser;l-irln .53, tct'rn tll'eyety patcnl "shall bc 2.0 years (itlrrt [lte rlaLe tll'l'ilinli of'lhc applicaliou [rlr'[hc patcttL". tJrrtlcr Sct;l.itltt zl5 "cvcry paLcnL shall ltc rlatccl as of Llre tlal-e tttr rvlrioh tlre a;:;llicaIi<ln {il-paLcnl" rvas l'ilccl". SinCc tlris (lato callltot ptlssibly bo chirngccl, a ;latcttt holtlcr Ilray clrtl trp rrrtt llcilg ablc l.o work tlrc pltcnl. rhtrirrg llrc tintc rvlrcrr il" rctttaitts clrallcrrgccl, or ils grant is st;ryctl or whctt [llc l)it{ol1l ltoltlcr is tltll cerr[jtlcnt t6 oxploit it cornnrcrcially till alJ thc challcrrgcs l"o its validity i.tr-c ovel.cotl'lc. Sjrrce l-here is ah'cacly a loss ol'tinrc lirr lltc 1lal"r:lrL lrrllrler irr tlrc abgve pr()ccsses, tltc Linteperitlcl ouvisagotl by Scctirlrr 2-5(l) ol'tlrt: Acl fbr filing of a pre-grallL ollposiLiort ciulrttt pttssilliy bc libcrally coustrrrctl, n<ltu,ithstantlirrg Llrat tltclr; is l1o spcci Irc litrrc pcliotl rurepl.iglc{ tltet'cin.'['he orttr:t'liLnit is tltc clalc on lvhich thc putcnt is grantctl.

4.8. A carclirl krol< at SocLiou 4l] ol thc t\c[ shows tha{ iu thc llrst placc atr apltlical"ion ltlr paLcrrL has to lle lilrrtrtl "trl lle itt otclct'lirr g,ratrt".'.1'his irrclrLrlcs the perirlrl rlrrriug u,hic;lr c<lt'i'rlrlctc spcci licaliolt is acccptctl for' 1:rrblicirtion in l.ct-ttrg tll Scction I lA fttllowctl.try thc cxanrinirlion o1'lltc w.p.(c.) Nos.3516,3s77,s422, Sa;E of 2007 & 7}lgg, 7'400 & 70450 oJ 2009 & 7020 ol 2070 . page.26 oJ4O ,,6, / ,.4 patsrrL rvhiclr takos placc lviLhin thc tinrc-liarrc sct out irr llrrlc 2rl-l] ol' ,+ tlrc Iltrlcs. r\ rcfirsirl at thal" stage rvill l:e guverned lty Scctiou l-5 oJ'tht: ' ? Ar;t. Il'thc patcnt is rrol. refirsr:rl a[ rhat staqc all(l ,,,, 1r,'*-g,'u,', o1;llositi6rr Irls lrccrr lilcd, tlrc pirlcnt. prococrls fbr rc.gistlaliurr. , Y.J- -a \^b

¶49Whcrc iu'ly pl'c-!,,i'nnL opposil"ion is lilorl irr thc Jitnrr o['ir roplcscrrlation rrrrrlcr Scction 2-5(l) of'tlrc Act, thcn it has lo lrc cxirrrrirrcrl lbllorvin!l tltc procethrre uutliuctl in Itulc.55 (l).'l'hc lt:prcsr:rrtat-ion shorrlrl iuclrrclc a .staten-1ert of errirlcrrce anrI a rcqrrcsl lirr lrcarirrg. [Jntlcr l{ulc 55 (2), thc Crlnl.rollel is trl corrsicli:r srrch leltrescn[ation'lltly n,lrctr a rccprcst fbr cxarrtirratiu,r,,-l'an application has bccn filcrl". A nolicc is givcrr to l.lrc applicant "lbr l3rirlrI ol'p;rlcnl" rvlrcrc tlrc (]orrtrollcr filrurs iur opirriorr, rtpou cousitlcrin13 llrc pro-gfiull. oppositiorr, tlrat tlro l)iltcnl-slrorrltl 'llr: rclirsocl or arncndcrl. 'l'lris happcns untlcr ltrrlc 55 (-i). 'l-trc alilrlit:arrt Iot'grant ol'patcnt tlrcn responds kr thu rtotice lly lilirrg his stillcllrcnt ol' cvirlcrrcc unclcr l{ulc 5,5(4) rvithin tlrree nronths lionr [hc tlal"c rtl' tlrc nol"icc. tJrtrlcr l{rrlc -55 (-5), thc Coulxlllr:r nlily, on corrsirlcration <ll'Llrt: .1 stirlcll'ronL atrrl cvirlcncc tl,lccl by tlrc aplrlicirut, ciLhcl lclirsc Lo ll,rirul il ' patent. or recluire l"he'courplele spccil'ication to bc arrronclecl lrcfur-c tlrc patcnL is grantcrl. .50.'l'lrcn u,c lravc llrrlc -55 ((r) nrlriclr is rclictl upou cxtcnsivcly by tlru lcalnc<l counscI lilr thc partics arrrl rvhiclr rearls as irrrder: "55(6) A'{ier consiclering thc rt:pr-cscrrlal.iotr arrrl sLtburission nrartlc rlLrrirrg llrc lrcaling i('srl rcclrrcslcd, thc Coul,rollcr shall ltrocccc[ {irrl.her sirnultanr;oLrsly W.P.(C) Nos. 3576, 3517,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 70399, 10400 & 70450 of 2009 & 7020 of 2010 , pagc 27 oJ 40 cithcl rcjectiug the leprcseutatiur irurl 11rarr{.irrg thc patcrrt ur accepting tlre rcprescrrtal"ion arrrl refirsing llre grant of patcnl" ou tlrat applicirtion, orcliuarily /u,il.ltin ouc nronth fi'onr Lhc r;on'rple,tirln ol'aburrc l)ro(-:0od i11gs."

¶51ll is plairr, l.lrcrolblc, l.haI orrcu thc prc-gl'rrnl opposiliorr is tlccirlctl, thc Cloutrollcr sirrrtthirnoou*ly 1,.nr"",[., ro citlicr rc.jccI such rcl:rcscnLutiorr anrl graut l.lrC 1:atent or arcccpt thc rcplcsorrtatiort ancl lelirsc tlre l)irtellt. 'l'hc larrgrragc o{'ltulc -5,5 (6) leavcs rro urauller o['tlorrbL Llral" [ht:sr: l"rvo actiuns i.c. Ilrc cousirlcraLiorr o['tlre represental-irrn u,',,i l.lrc ljrral ,l",tisi,l,, ou tlrc applicatiou for grant of'pntctrt tirl<c place sinrttlLatrcottsly.

52.. ll is possiblc that llrcrc ur",t",ur. thart oltc rcprcscnt;tl.ions by rvly rll' prc-grarrt o[)positioll. Idcally, tlrc (]rlrtl.rrllcr will lr,,nrl, llrctn lo1lt:llrcr', hcar Lhcur scclrrcnLially aucl cxprclss a I'irral opiniorr otr catclt ol'tlrcrrr as tat as prac;Licablc, ou tltc sanlc date. Jt is til<c a r:oi.trL lrcalirrg a [rak;lr tll.' ltetiLiorrs seel<ing sirrrilar reliel. lL is 1:ossiblc [ltal" eveu alier [lrtl ltcitrittl; on onc lrr"rnclr <lf'pre-grarrt oppositiurrs has corrclutlccl arrtl oltlcr hls lrccrr reserve(l thel'colt, iillo[her pre-grattl" opposil.itlrr of a sol o['t4lllosil"iorrs is filcd prior to tlrc pronounccn'rcn[ by tlrc (]onl,rollcr o.[ t.hc tlccision on l.lru [irst sct o[-prc-glaut oppositions. 'l'lrcrr tlrc schcrrrc ot'ttrc nct roqrrircs lltc: (loltrpller, to rleal wiLh such subsccprcrrtly [ilccl 1;r'c-gliutt oppositiotrs as rrrell. llorvcvcr', olr(;c a llnal rlccision is 1tt'ottoul'l(:c(l on Ihc ple-13r'arrt <p1;r)sitions. thc (lonLt'ollel slrorrlcl, corrsisl.crrI r.r,ith [lrr: r'ctlr.rircrut:nt <tl' Itrrlc .55 (6) sirnrrltarrcously pl'onouncc thc rlccisiorr rlrr llrc applicirtion firr' w.t,.(C) Nos. 3576, 3577,5422, 5423 of 2007 & 70399, 70400'& 70a50 of 2009 & 7020 of 20:10 Pnge 28 oJ 40 q1 t a grallt ol'patelrt. 'l'lre (l0ul"rollcr shorrkl clcally stirtc, sitlrrtltirtreotrsly, tlritt thc application is Iourrtl in olrlt:r'arrc[ that thc pal"eut is bcing 1lrunlcrl. .53. llcvcrLirrg to Sccl"iou rl,3 (l), tlto languago u.socl is tltitl. "a palcnl shall bc grirnl.ccl as cxpcditiously ns possiblc." 'l'ltcrc[blc [lrc.llatcrrt ltas to [rt: gfitntc(l oncc il. is J.buntl thirt cithcr-tlrc irpplicrrLion hils rrot llccri lcfltsctl irt lcrrrrs oI'Scc[ion 25(t) roattrvitlr l{rrlc 55 ((l) or il lras rrot. bccrr lbrrrrd in corrllarrcutiou of'any provisiort of thc Act. lrr olher rvorrls, al" llris stagt: [hc Controllcr is trol. expec[e(l to rlclay l.lte pt-tttroutrceurettI tl{'thc llnal clccision. 'l'hc LlrrLrs{.. oI Sec[iott 4.:i (l) arrtl l{ir1e..5.5 ((r) is that of' cxpcditious clcsisiorr nralcirrg l>y thc Controllcr'. Scction 4.i ( l) irrclicalcs l.lral l.lrc "pal,cut slrn[l bc grantctl.....u,jl"lr Llrc scal of tlrc palorrt oL[icc irntl llrc clatc on u,l'rich thc patcrrt is grarrtccl slrirll bc ct'rlct'ctl irr l.lrc lt.cgislcr". Wlrcrr rcacl contintrrnrsly, tltc langttilgc ol'scctitlrr /l-i (l) tltlos appcar to irulicatc lhat it is the decision lakerr by Lhc (]orrl.rollcr orr [ilr: which iS thc: rh:tclrrrining r:vctrL lor ascurtairritrg 'thc tlate tll'gt'atrt tll' ltatetrt.' 'l'l; scaling of' thc patcttt attcl l"lti: etrl,cring of' [hc paterrL in tlrc Iic.qistcr' ollvioLrsly lbllou,s thc act o1'l.hc Contnrllr:r'lrassirrg tttr ortlct'to Llrc cl'fi:cl tlrnt the pittent has bceu grantecl. lu ol.hcr rvorcls, tlrc scalirrg of'[hc paterrl arrcl lirc culcring of'thc parl"ctrl irt tltc l{.cgistor arc, givctt tlrc languagc of' Scction 4:f (l) oJ'l"hc Acl, intcnclctl to lrc trrirristcrial acts evitlcucirrg l"lrc: grarrl ol'pil{.cnt, rvlriclr is.at a slilgc itrrlcriol lo (lrosc rrtiuistcriitl itcts. -54. Section 43 (2) tallts o{' thc publislrirrg by thc (lorrtlollcr ol'"thc f irct tfrat tho palcnt ltas bccrr grarrlctl". 'l'lrc lrrrrgual3c of'sccliorr 4:\ (2.) is.;lllirr. W.P.(C)Ntts.3516,3577,5422,5423 of2007&1\3gs,70400&70450oJ2oos&.1020ol2o7o Page 29 ol 40 u( w- /t ,l 'l'lrc act ol-prrlllicaLion r;learly lilllorvs tltc gt'arrL ol'1:atcrrt. l''cr lirlcc [lrr: I graul of'patcnl" is anterior to tlre 1:ublicatiurr arrrl lras to nr:t:t:ssarily bc aI a I point carlicr to thc publicaLittrr. lL is, thcre[t)r'e, nol pussi.lllc lo n13rt:r: rvith t,hc sLrbinissions maclc ou bchalf'ol-t.hc prc-grrurl-opl)osor-s irr llrc 1l'csclrl. batch o1'casos tllflt tlrt":;latonl" cnnnol [lo siritl lo hnvc bccn grittrtcd lilt tliis lact. i.s ;rLrblishctl in tirc of'liciirl llazcl.tc. (livcrr llrll [hc irrl.crplctirtion o['llrc provisiou lras Lo bc c()r'rlcxl-uall, lJris ('oull holtls tlrat l-hc clatr: ol'grarrl. ol'patcnt is tlrc, rlalc orr whiclr thc (.lonlnlll*l ,',urr,,, o,, or(lcr to t.haI cf'fcct on llrc (llc. 'l'his (]orrr'[ rron, 1:r'occt:rls lrl rlcirl rvith tlrt: apprchcntlerl practical protrlenrs thiL{. thc offlce of'Lhe Coutroller mity fitct: . on irccornrl. of'thc intcrplctation plitcccl by rhis (lortrl ou Scction zl.l ol'tlrc Acl.. ftr ett i o trs u, t n o u n c enr ent o.l' t h e tl ul c o f' p rorto u n c qnt eri o f' o rtl ers

¶55lt "vas subrnitted [hat an orde,r rl<les rrot lrccorne el.lbctivc till srrch tirrrc il is r:rlrnrnrrnjcatcrl ur nla(lo klro\yrr, llcr:attsc i[ [ltcrr givcs virltraltlc riglrts to both tlrc lroltler of'thc patcnL as rvr:ll as any pcrsou irtl"crestt:rl irr opltosing thc glant of paLcrrt. Whilc it is corlocl" Lhat thc l<lrorvlctlgc of'arr orclcl grarltirrg a patenl. is importanl. fiorl t.hc poirrt of' vicrv of'b<ltlr the aplrlicaul for' 1;raut of !latcnt ancl llrc opposor', it is Lrrrlikcly tlraI thc a1l1l[icaut is ttot pt'csent, eitlter in pcrsou or tltrottglt a roprcsclltalivc, ott Llrc rlato olr rvlriclr au rllclcr is 1:asscrl lry thc (]onl.rollcr or thc r\ssistant (lontroller granLing the pateut. Jn or:rlel'to obviatc any tlil'licrrlty ort this sc()rc, this (}lur-t worrkl lil<e lo inrprcss r"rprlrr thc (lot'r'Llollcl' arrrl llrr: Assislaut Controllcrs to lisl, cascs lilr lrrourlrrnccn'lonl" uf'ortlcrs iul(l n'lill(t: W.l,.(C) Nos. 3576, 3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 10399, 10400 & 70450 ol 200i & 1020 of 207A poglt:3O ol 40 ts/ \f I r1-I \u that J.irr;t l(nrlu,rr lty pulllislrillg a '(:ausL: list' ol'srrch cas.;s trrrrlt:r tlrs lrcittling '"fttr pt'oltortncenrcrlt ol'orrlcrs" [hc prerriorrs evenirrl3 botlr urr tlrc rvt:llsiLc as wcll thc rr<tLice lllirrrl <ll'thc O['ficc <ll'tlrc: (jrlrrLr'<llli:r,.jrrsl-irs it Irappr:rrs irr tho CourLs. 'l'hcrcl'orc both tlic irjrplicarrl. lilr qranr" of'patcnr" irs rvcll irs lhc lrlc-grant opposcf wonld bo trrvarc oI tlrc clalc orr which tlrc rlrrlcrs ilrc lo bc prorrouucccl. Sincc it rvill bc irt lcast. llrc ltrcviclrrs c\,ollin[] on rvhich l.hc list is avarilirblu on l,ltc wcbsitr; an<l also 1,1,,,,r,1 ,r-,, tltt: noLicc lloartl ol'tlrc OI'ticc ol'[hc (]rlrrl.r'ollcr. tlrerc u,,i ll [tc srr[-lk;icrrt .: rloll(;u to srrch l)arlles. .Deuling with lI eviett, I'etitions -5(1. Il'an appt'oaclr sjmilal l.o tlrirt lbl lor,r,ct[ lty coLrr-ls irr lrcirlirrr]..,,r", ,,r,,1 pirssing or(lcrs tlrcrcon is irclop.l.cri, urLrch o['thc ;troblcnrs f?rcccl tly tho ('orrtt'ollcr cau [:c rcsolvcrl. lior instaur:r:, olrcc a l]nal rlrrlcl is 1:ronorrnccrl on a ;tcl"iiiorr by tlre Courl., then no lirrl.her upplicuLi.l,rs wh<;lhcr lctr irrtcrveutierr, irupleaclmenl., opltositir)n or al'ry otlrel rclicl'is crrteltairrccl lly srrclr <:<lrrt.'l'hc only exctpl.irlrr is l"lrt: filirrrl ol'a rcvit:u,a;tplical.iotr lly a parly lo thc cltsc. Lil<cr,visc, ol'lcc a Iinal.ortlcl grarrtirrrl;talcut is passcrl by tlrc Coutrollel on thc lilc, [hclc is uo (prcsl"iorr of'[here;r[ier' cnlcrtirining a prc-grauL olt;tosil.iou as il is barrcd urrclcr Scctiun 2-5 (l) wiLh no tlisclel,ion given kl llrc Contnlllt:r'. If'a revieq, pel"itiorr js lilerl trrrrlor ScctionTT (l) (t) rcnrl with Jtr"rlc l:i0, it r,r,ill [rc by tlrosc \\,no ar'o lrartics to Lhc ot'rler.of thc (lontrollel ol tlrcl Assistarrt (lonLrollcr tlrc review o{'rvlriclr is sorrglrt. II'such r-evie:w 1tt:t"itiurr is ctrlcrLaincr[, and Ilrt: orclcr is lccallcd thcn as it happcus with judir:ial orulcts by courts, tlrc w.t'.(c)Nos.3576,3577,5422,5423 o12007'&'rErrn,rOnOO'O10450oJ2009&7020o12010 pogc 37 oI 40 ,^l Y. clock is put bacl< ttl tlrc stage tvlrere [lre uriqirraI ulrlcr rvirs passr:rl irrrrl all ' legal collsc(lttotrccs tvottltl {lolv.'l'his by no lrrcirrrs altcrs tlrs lircL l.lraI tht: tlitte tl['tlrc grarrl" ttf'pal-crrl ig l"hc rlaLc orr rvhiclr thc (]<tntrullcr <lr Assistatrt Oontrrlllcr passcs an orrlcr ou filo eralrl"in13 Llrc llirlcnl.. l'l/ording' rtJ' the Jinal order grunting putant

¶57'l'hcr-c is onc ol.lrcr aspcct which rcquircs kl bc arh,cr.t.crl to. r,vlriclr is thc rvordirrg o{'thc orrlcr granLing l)atcnt.'flic Contloller shoLrl4 pass t6c, 'final orrlcr'sayinu {.lral" "llrc pal.ent is heleby grantcrl" ouly afii:r.all atrrctttltrletrts have been cart'iccl orrt Lu [hc satis{irction ol'thc (jontrollcr lty lhc: applicant.'l'lrc oontlollcr will, r.hcrclirrc, rr<lt rrisllosc ol'rlrc :t1l;llicat.iorr or pass a firral orrlcr tilI such tirrrc l.hc Apl:lictlt [irs.1r>t-cat't'iccl otlt tlrc allol'l(hticrlts to thc satisfacl.ion ol'tho (lontrollcr. lt lvill lravc ttl [:c a tittrc-bottntl ortlcrlbr tlra[ purposc. A (irilrrrc,to cat-ry out tlrc atttcttclutcnt t0 tlrc specili.uriu,r u, tlirccterl l;y [he (-'onl"rrrIler br Assistapt (ltlrttlrlllcr u,itltin tlte tinre granted ruiglrt rcsrrlt in rcjccLion o['tlrc parcrrr u,hiclr crlnl-irxlcncy is co.vclerl rrrrtlcr S. l-5 <tf'tlrc Act. I'lucirrg lhe dig'itulfu.,-igned orllern-on the nal .5[i. ln <lrtlcr to nrirrirrrisc n,,y ',,,,,"."rsirry tirrrc-13ap l:cl-,"vc;crr Lhc siiSnin;3 l>y tfrc (lontrtlllcr or Assistaut (lontrollcr ul'thc lirrirl oldcr grrntinU' piltctrt arrtl [lrc'pulrlishing'ol'suclr orrlcr, it is tlirccLctl lhat cvcry linarl orrlcr granLing thc patcnt passcrl liy thc (iorrtroller' or tlrc Assistarrr 'oorrtroller, as tlre case n'lay be,.shoulrl tle rligitally sigrrccl by tht: (lonlrollcr ur thc r\ssistunt Coul"rollcr and placcrl on rhc rvcbsitc ef'tlrc W.,,.(C.) Nos. 3576, 3517,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 10399, LO4OO & 7O4SO oJ 2\og & t,2o oI 2OtO page i2 of 40 ^iI Corrtroller ttu tho very Sanlc clay witlttxtt ttny lll'lllcccssary tlolay. 'l'hc procc(1rre in [his rcgar(l bc slrcarnlirrcrl lilr bcirrg, ftlllorvcd rrnililrrrlly by all the,9f'ficcrs aurl ncocssary iustnrctiolls/l)ractioc tlircctiorrs sltottltl lltl issuctl try tlrc (lotrtrollcr'. tli.gfi /.r o.l' p o stg u t t tt1t1t o s e r s p r ol e c t e d -59. 'l'lrc ril3hts ol'snclr ol'thosc llosl-gt'altl" t4lptlscts rvlttl iltt: J)cfsolls 'inLcrestcr.l' alc sul'llcicnlly protcctccl trtrrlct' Scctitlrr 2.5(2). Sitrcc l'ht: pcrigrl of liruitatiuu {ilr filirrg a post-graut ()pllositiolt is otls trlortth "fitlrrr l.lrs date of'prrltlication of grarrL of'a patcnt", Lltc lcgislatLrre ltits, thelcfillt:' nlrcatly lalrcll carc 0f tlrc iutorcsl"s 0['tlr0 post-Branl opposors all(l nla(lc llrc pcriocl of'lirrritatiorr rttn otrly fiorn llrc tlatc o['publicatiotr o['thc !]ralll of'patcnt" u,biclr is cxpcr:tccl l"o talcc placc irr l-cttrts of'scctiorr'l.i (2) ot'tltc Act.

¶60Jt rprrst lte rurdersLoocl thaL pdor to l"ltc aurcudtttcrrt irr Secl"itl1 25 irr Lhc year 200-5, eveu a pre-graIl, opllosil.iolr coultl llc filcd only by any pcrsou 'iul-crcstccl'. lt is orrly atlcr thc iullcll(hllcllt in 2.00-5 tlrat arry l)cl-sot1 cill'l lrow tile {.he l)rc-grilnl-oppositiorr. 'l'hc AcL, Ilrclclilrc, tnttlct:s a:riislincl.ion [tcLwcdn. an'o[)lx)sol' irt thc stagc tt['pt'c-gratrt. tlpptlsil.itln, r,r,lro coukl lrc 'any' persou, atrtl l-[rt: ()pposcr at thc ptlst-$ratrt Stagc, whtl c6ulrl grrly ltc a'pcrsrln irrl-crcstotl'.'l'lrc lcgislrtivr; itrl.cut is tlrat thc liglrL to lile a post-grarrl-oppositiOu ttntlcl Scction 2.5 (2) is rustricted Lo arly por.sor"l iutercstecl. 'l'he fircl" Llrat llrc rcslrictiott of'tlrc lirnc 1(l filc a plc-grirul .which t'csults (ionr tho inLclprotatitln givcrr by this cottrl. trtit;r W.P.(C) Nos.3576, 3577,5422, 5423 of 2007 & 70399' 70400 & 70450 ol 2009 & 7020 ol 2010 Paglc 33 ol 40 % I I -1 , .I () irupacl-Lhc two classes tlL prc-granl. opposels tliIfelerrtly is cottsisl"crrL rvitlr tlr,, u1r,,.," tlistirrcl"itln. (rl. Wlrilc rcstrictirtg tltc. tinro pcriotl fbr liling a prc-grant o1:;losiliorr io llrcl tirtrc,whcrr srrclr patcnt is grirnLccl trtay ittutlttvctticttcc "itt'ty;lcrsott" rvho wislrcs to tilo a pIc-gt'illlt oppositiorr, it is ccttiriniy doI l]oinl] lo irrcOlvcnicncc a "pcrsOn ittlcrcslctl". li,r,ct't il. strch 'itrtctcstctl' pct'Sorl rlisscs t[s ttrrs at thc prc-grarrL sLagc, thc right ol'srrch l]ersoll [o ol)poso -- - - --l ---..-1..-- (r,..-':--.. ')< /')\ at lhr: post-gfaltI sLilge is prcserverl un(lor Sc(:li(lrr',15 (2.) of'thc l\ct. 'l'lrcrcIore, tlrc interlrretirliou plar:r:rl by tlris (]ottr[ ccrtaitrly c;anrrtll-prcjLrclico a person intercstccl irr opposing tho grant ol'pttcrrl". As lc1;arcls ,' [[ra1 a pclson irrlcrcstccl, tttc lcgislal,ivc jtrtonl appcitrs -j-itl'ty llorson, otltcr [[ran a pclsoll itttcrcs to rcst;ict t[c s"opc oIsuch pcrson'cott[inctl to tlic stal]o oL pro-11rirnl. lL rvorill [tc rrcccssary, tl:clclillo, Jilr suclt pofsol] (tvlrtt nray trtlt llc nlr 'irrtcrcsl"cd' pclson) to bc vigilant attrl to uratr:lt otlt .lbr tltc tlaLt; ol-aclvertiseuren|: of the contplctc spccil'ication anrl ttndct'stanrl lltat rht: lirliLatiol filr filing a prc-gl'aut opposition bcgirrs to nttl liorl tltirt da[tl c' ollwilf(ls. Ncad ttt ilit^courugu Jiling ,ttJ'seriul opltttsititttts

¶62Acccpting the snltrttissions of prc-grallL opposers itt tlte pfcscnt baltoll ol'cascs LlraL l-ill sttclt titnc tltc grirrrt o['patcrll" is nrlt cntclcd in tlrc l{r:gister, anrl rrol"urithstarrclirrg thal arr oltler hirs alrcarly ltc;ctt ltasscld <lrt tilc by Lhe (lontnlller grallLinll a pillellt, tltey can col'rlilltlc lo filc thc plc' llralrf rcpl'uscntationi irr tcrttrs of' Scctitllr 2.5 (l) rrrighl. rcsttlt irt llrc tt w.t,.(C) Nos. 3576, 3517,5422, 5 .423 oJ 2007 & 70ggs, 7o4o0 & 70450 oJ 200s &'7020 oJ 2010 Pag.r 34 oI4tt I i .u I I ,] l pllcl'lonrellolr ol''s€fial oppositiolls', tts has lrtrpputtctl jrr tlrc casc tll'tlru applir;alions filctl oirposirrg the patents applictl firr by J.' tVlitra & Oorrrlrarry. Withirr a clay after the (lorrtrrlllcr le.iectccl [hc pro't1t'ittrl opposil.ion filcd by Sl)1,, I)r. Ouptc {ilcd il pr'(j-gfanl op;losiliorr. Soorr thcroalicr J)r'. ll.irrtlani lilccl his prc-llranl" opposititlrr. [n ol.lrcr wtlrtls, i[' tlris (lorrrt r /clc to holcl tlraf thc datc ol'tbc graul ol'patcrtl. is rlrrly tlrc tlittc on rvlri'ch lltc fitctutrr oI such !]t'ant is cnlct'ctl irr thc li.cilistcr, lltctt lltcrc wor.rlrt trc rro errrl to l'ilirrq o['prc-grarrL o;,1l,lsitions as lorrg ils o!l it(;(:otlttt o['s6rne ,l"luy un tlrc athttinisl.r'ativc sitlc l,hc fitcttrrrt tlf'grarrl. tll';:alcnL is ruotcrttcredinrhl:licgister. (iivcrrllteschenterlf'theAr;t,atttlLhc,',,,,t'lrcr 9f'lrrrrcllcs atr altpliciint filr 13r'ant of'a palcrrt ltas Lo ovct'ctllrtc, cvctr il'tltt: applicali<ln is fbuncl [o l:c,'in otdcr' ltrr gt-artL', it is ntlt. ptxsitllc Lo ilcccl)l llrc intcrplotation pnt fbrth by thc prc-grant opposcrs. . (1.i. 'J'hcn rvc havc olle lllorc situaLiorr as in tlri case ol"l'iltol.ct:.'l'ltt: nrcl:c cg.uuruurir:ation lry the.Controllcr to tltc ap1;licarrl" lilr'grarrI tll'pittcrrt [ltal" thc applica[ion has t,r,r', lin,,r,l'iu oltlct'strl'r.icc,l <l('cttttrsc to thc tlccisiorr + -F on ltrc-graul. oltpositiou,.i{'any lilccl,'canuot bc constnrctl its l,lrc of'[iciirl l clccisiou of'thc Oontioller grantirrg thc patuul.. 'l'ltcrc hirs to bc atr ortlcr ou [jlc.parsscrl by t"lro (]ontrollcr hol<ling Lhal thc pntcnl" lras bccu ltrnnc[ in . urcler anrl lhat patent is grlntcd. .LJutil arul trrrlcss sr"rclr au orclel is passetl ou [ilc, it cannol bc sirid tlra[ tlrc paLcnL ltas ltccLr ggltrLcll. (rz[. lrr arktplirrg the ribrn,e iuterprelal.irlu of Scc;l,ion zl.i arrtl otltcr rclalcrl llnlvisiorrs o['thc Act this Court lras lccpt in vicrv thc lolltlu'inl] W..l,.(C.) Nos. 3.576, 3577,5422, 5423 ol 2007 & 70399, 70400 & 7045O oJ 20O9 & 7020 of 2070 prtge 35 oJ 40 9/ t ()l)sorvatiolrs of tho Sullremc cottt't in Jinlertnitrttttttrl Nt:lu,rtrk (Iniliu) Ltd. tt. Sttper Cussette Intlustries Llil. (2008) I3 SCC -ll/, irr pat'irs l-i7 and 1.39, rvlriclr thotrgh tlarlc: in l-lrc contcxt of'tlrc Orlpyright Ar;l-rrray rvcll irpply to {lrc prcsorrI cascs as r,t,t:ll: "l-l?. lirtrthofuloro, thc cottt't wlrilc intorpt'cl.itrg ir stal-Lll.c,uvill put itsclf il thc iutrtcltail o['l,hc rcarsorrabl c lcgisl atrrlc, a I i sl al.u lcs l'l l Lls t [)c 1 tt'csrt rr tctl ' to lrc roa$onablc. ll. is rtow tt'itc lilw tlrat. litcral iuLer'pt'cl,atiott slt<lultl lrc avoirlcd whcrr it lcacls to abstrrtlity. . . . .. l-19. 'lrr tltis casc, ltowcver, lhc tncatrirrg ol' tlrc statul"c is ucither clsar tror sensiltlc. ll. is a stitlllto u,ltct'c a plLt-p<lsivc ctlnslrttctitltt is rvarratrlctl. lt. is a t casc wlrcrc srtb-sccliott (2.) shorrltl lrc kcpt cotrt'inctl to clausc (a) lbr that ptuposc. 'l"hc statutc has to bc roacl tlown. lt. is not a oasc of inrproltcr intct'llolalitln so irs k) tako arvay a prirtrary pllrposo oI tho lcgislativo intent. tt is exlledienI to girre eflccL Ltl tlrc intent of the st'attrte. 'llhis itself says that cl'oilscs citl'l be ironed out. While undertalting l"lre saitl exercisc, thc Oor,rrl"'5 cndcavoltr worrlcl lte ttl girre a trlcittrirttl ttl thc provisions al1(l not relt(ler it ol.iosc.... " I 6-5.'l'his c(lrtrt". lt)r ihc afil-curcnl.ionccl rcirsor'rs, lroltls that ltlr thc purposcs of'licclion 4:i (l) ol'thc Act, thc paicnt. is '1y'arrtccl' tlrr tlrr: tlitlc ou which thc Crlntroller pitsses a liual ortler to that ef'l'ect on lhc J.ilc. Oonclusiorts: h'irst "-et of petitiorts

66.'l"hc fircl.s in the first set of'petitions havc alrcntly lrcen cliscltsserl. lrr [hc first scl of petitions, l.lrc orclcr tlaLetl 2.3'" Augusl" 2.006 ltassctl by tlrc W.t,.(C)Nos-3576,3577,5422,.5423 o12007&70399,70400&70450nJ2009&7020oJ201O . Foga 36 ol 40 ( *7 Ia-c .*i I t a ('orrtloller, r.vlrilc clisnrissing thc prc-l]farrt oppositiorr Llra[ "l lrcrcby tlrtbt' to grant paLent (l'}atent No. 1946:]8) on bal"ch Application No-I 59'.\JDcll)000" rnrrsL l:c [al<err to lrc l"hc rlntt: on u,lticlt'[lto pal"cnl" tvits grantccl. Althouglr, as 1:oirrtcrl out by lcarncd cor.lrlscl ltlr lhc l'cLiLittrrcrs, llrc saicl orclcr rcclttircs tllc applicanl" (.l.Mitra &. ('o.) tt: ;trttctrtl llrc spcoificalion t"o inclurlc a cl'oss rclbrcnco, iI tlocs noL'tttittcriitlly a['f'ccl-Lhc ' lacrnrir oL'thc graut ol';latctrl". 'l'hc lirct. tlraL it. rvas ctrtcrctl irr thc llcl3istcr' r)n 2.',)."'l Scpterrrbcr'2()06 rvoulri nol-rual<t: arry tlil'lcreucc ttt tlris position. l;rrrlher the statetuettt try.l.Mitra & (lo. in thc plainl in C.U. (OS)'No.20?-0 <rt'2.006 tlrat tltc paLcnt was gratrterl on 22."" Sc;rlctlbt:r-1)-006 rvorrlrl also not-r,r,ral<c r.r di{'f'crcncc lo thc ltosil.iotr iu larv.'l'hc tlatc of'thc 11rnnl. rll'lht: ' pal.cnl ir\ qt.rcsl.ion to J.Mitla & Co. shoult[ bc talccn ls 2]l"rArr13Lrst 2.0()6.

¶67OonscclLrcnl"ly, atry juc-gt'ant opllositiorr lllcrl alicr 2liltl z\trgtrst 2-(X)6 rvns clear'ly llan'ed utttler Secl"iorr 2.5 (l) of thc Act. 'l'lrcrelil'c tlrc irnl'rrrgrrcd ortlels of tlte (Llntloller re.iecting tlto prc-grant tl1;posiLirlrrs tiled" by the peLitionet's at'e valitl attrl tlo titlt call fil'intcrf'erertr;e.

¶68Notwitlrsllruclilrg tlrc above couclusi<lrr, Lltis (loLu't-tlso ltolcls tltirt l"lrc lilirrl; of 1:r'o-grant opposition by l)r. Cupto arttl l),t'. ltirrtlarti str[)scclllcrrt to 23''l AugrrsL 200(: was, itpat't li-oril bcir;rg rroi tttaitrtaitraltlL: itt litw, alstl ari abuso of thc proccss o.[ latr'. 'J'lris CourL is troL convincc(l ol'llrc borralrclcs ol'either o['tlre l)eLitiorters. 'I'ltet'u has ttol-bccu any cllccLi\'c clcuial o['the firct tlraI btltlr T'el.iLioncns rvt:r'e assrtcitr{.ccl u,ith Sl)l', itt sorttr; cupircity rll tlrc othcr. lt is irlpnssiblc lo t:ornprclrcrrd thiil cilhcr'<l['lhcsc W.,r.(C) Nos.3576,3577,5422,5423 of 2007 & 103gg,10400 & 70450 of 2009 & 7020 oJ 2010 ' page 37 oJ 40 -a Pctitioncrs wits ttltilwillc of l"lre tirct tlrat tlrc lilirrg tl['tllc l)l'o-!]t'itllt opposition by Sl)l . or o( tlrc l'acl tlrat .it lras bct:rt tal<r:rt ttp lilr cousi(lcril[iou lly ther Oontroller of !)atctrts or ol'tltc firct thirt tltc ortlcr tltt sr.rch plo-11rarrt opposi tior I lvclc pcntl ir rg.

¶69J lvcn accorcling to thcsc Pclitioncrs, tltc cotntut-trrity tlL thosc intcrcstcrl irr llrc clovclopntcnt of'tlrc tcs1. l<its is a snlal I onc antl cvcry stcll talicrr 61,,-.,.1, c6rrrpetitol u,orrlcl llc l<uou,tr Lo tlrc tl[hct'.'l'his itsell'trcliJs [[c fircl. tIat cithcr I)r. Ouptd ol I)r'. I{iutlani waS ul]ir\Aiar: o[' lltc prc-grarrl-oltpositious alreacly filcrl by SDl. itr rt:latitl'r ' U, ,t'," patctrl ar:rrlications of'.1'. Mitra & Cornpany. Civcn tlro lorrg lristory tl['litigatiorr ,', .a* ltctwcon,drc part.ics, il. crcalos lirltlrcr-rloirbts ort Lltc borrafldcs of'thcsc: two I'etititlnors.

¶70lor all of the above reasons, this. Court finEls absolutcly no rtteril, itr thc tbur Wr.it l)etirion (C.) Nos.3.5l 6, )517, StlZ) an<l i42.j ol'2007 irr tlrc f irst sL:I anrl thcy arc rlisnrisscrl with costs o['l{s.2.0,000/- circh rvhich will ,t-r)o.pelro oy oach of l"hc I'otitiollcrs l,o.l. Mil.rit & Co. lvithin a p0riod ol' N r'............,r-.. . \ lour weclcs. Conclusiorts: Second set tf' petitions

¶71ll tlre Scconrl sct ol'petitiurrs by Zeplryr, lhcpaLcrtL in lht,ottr ol'Lalit Malririan was granted ancl scaletl on. l6'l' Oct<lllcr 200[i u,lrcl'cas.thc-1lrc- , gfarrt opposil"iun was liletl irr one casc (ln 28"' Not,etlrbcr ?.00tj anrl itt l"rvo iltlrc, rrases on l2'r'I)ecenbcr 200t3. "l'hcro otn bu uo rllanner o1'cloulll that tlrc filing of suclr pre-grant opposition was subscclr.rcnt [<l tlte grant of' w.t,.(c) Nos. 3516, 3577,s422, s423 ol 2007 & 1o3gg, 70400 & 704s0 oJ: 2009 & 7020 oJ 2010 pogt: 38 oJ 40 ,l €t l)atcnt alrcl \\'irs [ralt'crl rrurlcr Scctiorr 2.5( l) ol' tlrc Act. 'l'her-tl is irtrsolrrl.ely, tlrcrefure, no crror irr thr: orclcls passcd by thc (lotttrollor' rc.jccti ng [he pre-glant op1:osi tirlns. 't2.'l'ltcthlco WritJ)ctiriou (O) Nos. 10399, l0zl00 rrrrtt 104.50 of 2009 rrrc rlisurjssocl with cosls of' ,1{s. 20,000/- caclr which will bc paid by tht: l'cl itjoncr lc;tltyr lo l{csponclcnl No.l I.atit N4aha.jaLr rvillrirr fbrrr u,cclrs firlur klclav. Corrchrsions irr lYril Petitiort (C) Aro. .1020 oJ'2010

13.1n vicw ol'wlra1'has bccn hclr[ abovc, lhr: cornuruuication clatcd ?-[j'r' .r-iVlirrch 2008 .r,vrittcn by the C'ontrollcr to tlrc |ctitioncl cnnnot [rc irckl t,o bc tlrc rlatc ol'grant of thc patcLrt. .[t rvas urclcly a corrrrtntrrication_staLingl thirt tlrc applicatiou lras bccp louncl in. ordcr lbt grant. lt is not art orrlcr to granl" pateuL. 'l'here{bre, u,hen [he prc-griu]L oppusiLiorr r.vas lilcrl lly Cipla Ltcl ou )6"'.lr.rnc 2001i tlrere rvas no grilnl-oJ'patcrrl" l:y [hal" clatc arrtl, l.hr:rofillc, such appliczrtiou was nrainl.ainablo iu tet'trts ol Section 2.5( l) ol 7:3 thc Acl.. Althor"rglr thcrc is an observation by thc Contiollor that afi.cr'.iti'r' 'May 2.00t3 lhere was no legal irnpeclirlent in tlre (.'orrtlollcr passing arr rlrtlcl Jilr granL o['putcnr bccausc rlu [lrirl-rlatc tirclc was ,'ril l)('c-qriult . opprtsitiutl, tlrc l?rcl, lenains [ha[ on filc no such orrlcr, was passerl. lt . carrrrot, thcrc[urc, bc saic{ thaL thr: filing ol t.ho lllc-grirrrt op;:ositiorr orr 2(r'l' .lrrne 200[i b;, Oiltla rvas {.inre llarrcd. 7zl.'l'hcrc is yct irnollr"r. gr,,,,n,l lur not clrtcrtainilll] l.lrc plca ,,t't1,,, W.,,.(C) Nos.3576,3577,5422, 5423 oJ 2007 & 70ggg,70400 & 1.0450 oJ 200! & 1020.rl 2070 pdge 39 ol 40 # 'l* il ' l)ctitioncr.'l'lrc clrallcrrge is to an orrlct'relrrsirrg l.[re grarrI ol'paLcrrI u,lrir;lr is rclatuble to Scction l-5 of tlrc Act. 'l'lris is appealable befilre thc ll'}r\J) urrclcl Scction llTA o['Lhc Act as has lrccrr lrclcl by this (llult irr l/("'/l I I,.urchim Ss v. Ciplu Ltd. 167 (2010) DI.'l'459. , 7-5. l;rlr the irfirrcnrentioued j:eelsons, the tvril" pctitiorr is'clisurisscrl rvitlr costs ol'tt.s.2.0,000/- u,hich will llc piri<l [:y tlre l)ctitiorrcr [o l{es1)orrrlt:rrt (lipla Ltcl. lvithirr lixrr r.vccl<s. J)irections to lhe Con.lroller o.l'Putenls 761 'l'lre Contloller ol'.I)al.errts will, u,itirin a pcriorl ol.'two rvcclcs liorrr ,' - loclay issLre rleoessaly pracl-icc dirccLiorrs/instnlctions lo all o{'ficcrs arrrl . couceruecl aul.horiLies in l.errns o['Lhis jLrclgruent aucl parl"icularrly irt tcrrns of'wh;rt has bccu hclcl by tlris Court in paras .5-5 1o .58 lhcloof. Such lttacticc clircotious/ iust.ructions rvilI aiso bc placccl sinnrIlarrcotrsly urr llrc \.vct)sitc ol-tlrc (l<lntlollcl o['J)alcuLs. 1'hcy will bc prospcctivc irr [lrc scnsc tlrcy will not rcsLrll. jrr tho looporrilll o[<lrtlcrs llrarrLing palcnl. tlrarl ttl ltarrc atLainetl lirralil"v. 'l'l. lt" cqtiliecl copy ol'this order rvill be rlelivcrerl to thr: (lontrollcr ol' [)al.euLs lry a special ll]essenger ?tlrthrvith ftll courpliarrcc. ,xt/ s. M tJrtAl,l t)t IAll,.t. .nJt,Y 15,2010 tlrr i W.t'.(C)Nos.i516,3577,5422,5423 of2007&103gg,70400&7O45Ool2OOg'&1020of2010 ' pa.qc 40 oJ 40

14' INTHEHIGHcoURToF.DELHIATNEwDELHI Reserved on:29th April and 3'd June,2010 Decision on: 15'h JulY,2010 W.P. (C) No. L0399 of 2009 ZEPFryR BIOMEDICALS ""' Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari, Advocate' VETSUS LALIT MAHAJAN & ANR' ""' Respondents Through: Mr. Maninder Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. SaYa Chaudhary and +-.- ffi: ll',fl3T,Ttr*'.51?i1:,f'"-' Mr. Jatan Singh, CGSC for R-2' CORAM: JUSTICE S. MURALIDHAR