COMPAT sets-aside penalty imposed on Himachal Pradesh Chemist & Druggist Alliance (HPCDA) on account of failure to observe principles of natural justice during investigation by the DG

COMPAT, by its order dated January 13, 2016, has set-aside the penalty imposed by the CCI on HPCDA and ordered re-investigation into allegations of cartelisation by the HPCDA. The case was filed by Rohit Medical Store against HPCDA alleging that pharmaceutical companies were not appointing stockists in the absence of NOC from HPCDA, charging of…