CCI imposes penalties on the Chemists’ Associations in State of Gujarat and three pharma companies for indulging in practice of “No Objection Certificate” before appointment of stockists

CCI imposes penalties on the Chemists’ Associations in State of Gujarat and three pharma companies for indulging in practice of “No Objection Certificate” before appointment of stockists The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) by way of an order dated 12 July 2018 has imposed penalty on the Federation of Gujarat State Chemists and Druggists Association,…

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CCI imposes penalty on broadcasting service providers for bid-rigging in tenders floated by Sports Broadcasters-decides its fourth leniency case

CCI decides its fourth leniency,  imposes penalty on broadcasting service providers for bid-rigging in tenders floated by Sports Broadcasters- By way of an order dated 11 July 2018, the Competition Commission of India (CCI)  imposed a penalty of INR 22.36 Crore on Essel Shyam Communication (Essel Syam) for bid-rigging in tenders floated by sports broadcasters,…

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CCI closes allegation of cartel against 37 suppliers of signaling cables to Indian Railways

CCI closes allegation of cartel against 37 suppliers of signaling cables to Indian Railways The Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission ) by way of an order dated 12 July 2018 rejected the findings of  the Director General (DG) and closed the case against 37 signaling cable manufactures in relation to allegations of bid-rigging in eight…

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CCI imposes penalty on South Asia LPG Company Ltd for abuse of dominant position- a classic case of denial of essential facility

CCI imposes penalty on South Asia LPG Company Ltd for abuse of dominant position- a classic case of denial of essential facility The Competition Commission of India (CCI) by an order dated 11 July 2018, has  imposed penalty of INR 19.2 Crore on South Asia LPG Company Ltd (‘SALPG’) , a joint venture between TOTAL…

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CCI PENALIZES BATTERY MANUFACTURERS’ ADMITTED CARTEL -DECIDES ITS SECOND LENIENCY CASE

CCI PENALIZES BATTERY MANUFACTURERS’ ADMITTED CARTEL -DECIDES ITS SECOND LENIENCY CASE     Competition Commission of India (CCI) by an order dated 19 April 2018, in its second decision on a leniency application, has awarded a 100 (One Hundred) per cent reduction in penalty to the leniency applicant, Panasonic Energy India Co. Ltd (“Panasonic”) in…

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DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES TO INTERFERE WITH CCI PRIMA FACIE ORDER POST INVESTIGATION

DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES TO INTERFERE WITH CCI PRIMA FACIE ORDER POST INVESTIGATION   Delhi High Court vide a  recent judgement dated 09.03.2018 in a writ petition filed by Cadila Health Care has refused to interfere in a pending inquiry after the submission of the Director General’s (DG) investigation report .The High Court has provided clarity on…

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CCI imposes penalty on domestic Airlines for price-fixing in air cargo operations

CCI imposes penalty  on domestic Airlines for price-fixing in air cargo operations The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) vide order dated 07.03.2018 has imposed penalty on three domestic airlines, namely, Jet Airways (India) Ltd (‘Jet Airways’), InterGlobe Aviation Limited (‘IndiGo Airlines’) and SpiceJet Limited (‘SpiceJet’) (collectively ‘OPs’) amounting to INR 39.81 Crore, INR 9.45 Crore…

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CCI imposes penalty of Rs. 1 Crore plus on GDA for abuse of dominant position

CCI imposes penalty of Rs. 1 Crore plus on Ghaziabad Development Authority for arbitrary increasing cost of EWS residential flats as abuse of its dominant position in Ghaziabad. The Competition Commission of India (CCI), acting on an information filed by an individual Satyendra Singh, vide its order dated 28.2.2018 has found Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA/ Opposite Party-OP)…

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