CCI, by its order dated November 10, 2016, has dismissed allegation of abuse of dominance against HP for defective products and spurious spare parts. In the Information filed by an individual, Dr. S.K. Mittal, who was essentially aggrieved by the alleged conduct of HP in selling a defective, spurious and sub-standard laptop to him and …
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT), New Delhi, in a landmark Order dated 15th November, 2016, while allowing the appeal filed by the Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) has set aside the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissing allegations of fixing rate of commission payable to cargo agents by airlines, limiting and…
COMPAT by its order dated November 9, 2016 has ordered investigation against 6 producers of Hollywood films for the allegedly forcing the a technology, called D-Cinema technology, for providing cinema screening under the auspices of Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC, a joint venture between the 6 movie producers. In an information filed by K Sera Sera…
COMPAT by its order dated November 8, 2016, has set aside the penalty imposed by CCI on GSK and Sanofi for being guilty of acting in contravention of Section 3 (3) (d) read with Section 3(1) of the Act and imposed penalty at the rate of 3% of their turnover of last three financial years.…
CCI by its order dated September 21, 2016 has dismissed allegation against manufacturers of PVC Vinyl flooring in relation to supply of “PVC Flooring (Vinyl) width 1620/mm minimum length 14 meters thickness 2/mm roll to RDSO specification no. RDSO/2006/CG-12 Rev. 1. Sample code NAC FLG-02 along with PVC welding electrode. The quantity of welding electrode…
CCI by its order dated August 31, 2016 has re-imposed penalties on 11 cement manufacturers and Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) for violation of Section 3(3)(a) and 3(3)(b) of the Act. The CCI had earlier imposed a penalty under Section 27 of the Act in the same case through its order dated 20 June 2012. However, the…
The CCI by its order dated August 31, 2016 has dismissed allegation of abuse of dominant position through predatory by Ola Cabs and Taxi For Sure operator ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. The Information was filed by three individuals plying auto-rickshaw in NCR region. It was alleged that ANI is driving out competitors in the market…
COMPAT by its order dated August 30, 2016 has upheld order of CCI which had dismissed allegations of abuse of dominance by OMC has been indulging in abusing its dominant position in fixing an arbitrary and highly unreasonable price for sale of chrome ore. The Information, filed in CCI by All Odisha Steel Federation, alleged…
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) by its order dated August 30, 2016 has upheld the penalty imposed by the CCI on SCM Soilfert for failure to file a notice under Section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002(the Act) for a combination. Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (DFPCL) is a company engaged in manufacturing and trading…
COMPAT by its order dated August 16, 2016 has upheld order of CCI whereby it declined to order an investigation into the allegations of abuse of dominance by Vodafone India for levying exorbitant charges for international roaming plan. The information was filed in CCI by Mr. Vishwambhar Marutirao Doiphode alleging that Vodafone India was in…
