NCLAT dismisses Verifone appeals -upholds CCI finding of abuse of dominance in POS Terminals market

NCLAT dismisses Verifone appeals -upholds CCI finding of abuse of dominance in POS Terminals market   By way of judgement dated 13.03.2020, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has upheld two orders dated 10.04.2015 passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) holding that Verifone India Sales Pvt. Ltd (“Verifone”) has abused its dominant…

CCI fines Grasim for exploitative abuse of its dominant position in the market for supply of VSF to spinners in India

CCI fines Grasim for exploitative abuse of its dominant position in the market for supply of VSF to spinners in India By way of order dated 16.03.2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has imposed a fine of INR 301.6 Crores on Grasim Industries Ltd (“Grasim”) for abusing its dominant position in the market for…

NCLAT dismissed appeal by Adani Gas -upholds CCI’s finding on Abuse of Dominant Position

NCLAT dismissed appeal by Adani Gas -upholds CCI’s finding on Abuse of Dominant Position   The  National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”), vide judgement dated 05.03.2020, has upheld the order dated 03.07.2014 passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) for abuse of dominant position by M/s Adani Gas Limited (“Adani’) in the relevant market…

NCLAT directs investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position by Flipkart -Quashes earlier CCI order closing the case

NCLAT directs investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position by Flipkart -Quashes earlier CCI order closing the case By a recent  judgment dated 04.03.2020, the Hon’ble National Company Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has set aside the order dated 06.11.2018 passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) dismissing allegations of Abuse of Dominant Position by Flipkart…

CCI directs another probe into MMT and OYO on allegations by Treebo Hotels

CCI directs another probe into MMT and OYO on allegations by Treebo Hotels   The Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), vide order dated 24.02.2020, has passed another  order under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 (“the Act”) directing investigation by the Director General (“DG”) after being prima facie convinced that (i) the vertical arrangement…

Amazon wins the first battle -Karnataka High Court stays CCI order directing investigation against Amazon and Flipkart

Amazon wins the first battle -Karnataka High Court stays CCI order directing investigation against Amazon and Flipkart In a major relief to India’s leading online market players , Amazon and FlipKart , the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore , vide its order dated 14.2.2020 , has stayed Competition Commission of India (CCI)  order…

Competition Commission of India releases report on Market Study on e-commerce in India- A Soft advisory or Warning signal ?

Competition Commission of India releases report on Market Study on e-commerce in India- A Soft advisory or Warning signal ? The electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) market in India is no stranger to allegations of anti-competitive conduct. E-Commerce firms in India have been subject to allegations ranging from predatory pricing to discriminatory terms. Amidst the growing clamor…

CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers

CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers   Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), vide order dated 13.01.2020, has directed the Director General (“DG”) to investigate whether the alleged exclusive agreements, deep-discounting and preferential listing of a few select sellers by Amazon and Flipkart…