COMPAT vide order dated December 07, 2016 while setting aside the order dated July 28, 2016 of CCI has quashed the penalty of Rs 73 Crores imposed on Lupin Ltd. (“Lupin”) and its two officials for alleged anticompetitive agreement between Lupin and the Karnataka Chemists and Druggists Association (KCDA) for refusal to supply drugs to…
Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) by its order dated December 9, 2016 has set aside the orders dated 19.2.2013, 09.12.2013 passed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) and allowed the 3 appeals filed by All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) quashing the penalties imposed by CCI on AIOCD and its office bearers for…
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…
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…
The Competition Commission of India (“CCI” ) by way of its order dated 28.07.2016 has found the Karnataka Chemists and Druggist Association (“KCDA”) , Lupin Ltd. (“Lupin”) and their Office bearers to be in contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (the Act). In a case filed by M/s Maruti & Co., a…
COMPAT by its order dated 01 July 2016 has set aside the penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) for allegedly adopting a discriminatory time-gap policy for holding exhibition/fairs at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and the alleged discrimination practiced in allotment of spaces to private organizers. ITPO…
COMPAT by its order dated July 1, 2016 has over-ruled the order of CCI wherein the Indian Jute Mils Association (IJMA) and Gunny Trade Association (GTA) were penalized for alleged cartelization in pricing of jute bags. It was alleged that the jute manufacturers have acquired a monopoly position as a result of the circular of…
