CCI has again closed allegations of cartelization against Hindalco and Copper Unit of Vedanta , the two largest Copper producers at prim facie stage due to lack of evidence
CCI dismisses allegations of abuse of dominance and exclusive arrangements against Amazon in the menswear fashion retail market By way of order dated 11.09.2020, the Competition Commission of India (“Commission/CCI”) has dismissed allegations of: (i) abuse of dominance and (ii) concluding exclusive agreements with Amazon Export Sales LLC and Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd (“Cloudtail”) against…
CCI dismisses allegations on WhatsApp and Facebook for abuse of dominance in digital payments market By way of order dated 18.08.2020, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations of abuse of dominance by WhatsApp Inc (“WhatsApp”) and Facebook Inc (“Facebook”) in the market for internet-based messaging application through smartphones to manipulate another market…
CCI again refrains from imposing penalty in a bid rigging cartel for supply of composite brake blocks to Indian Railways due to COVID 19 By way of order dated 10 July 2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) found 10 suppliers of different types of Composite Brake Blocks (CBBs) to Indian Railways having…
NCLAT redefines limitation in filing competition appeals By way of judgement dated 29 May 2020, the Hon’ble National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has dismissed an appeal against order dated 28 November 2017 passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) in favour of NIIT Limited (“NIIT”) primarily on the ground that the time…
Uber and Ola win antitrust case in India (?) – No Hub and Spoke cartel with drivers -NCLAT dismisses appeal on grounds of lack of locus standi By way of judgment dated 29.05.2020, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has exonerated cab aggregators Ola and Uber from allegations of…
CCI exonerates food aggregator Swiggy from allegations of imposing unfair prices on customers -sans market definition By way of order dated 19.06.20, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has dismissed allegations of imposing unfair prices on customers and thereby abusing its dominant position by Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd (“Swiggy”). Background & Allegations Information before…
CCI finds cartel in the domestic industrial and automotive bearings market but no penalty By way of order dated 05.06.2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has found FAG Bearings India Ltd. (now, Schaeffler India Ltd.). (“Schaeffler), National Engineering Industries Ltd. (“NEI”), SKF India Ltd. (“SKF‟) and Tata Steel…
CCI fails to notice competition concerns in exclusivity granted to only two travel agents for travel bookings by government employees for the second time By way of order dated 08.05.2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has dismissed the allegations of exclusivity created by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance (“MOF”) in favour…
CCI finds Alkem and Macleods limiting supplies to stockists under duress of Bengal Chemists Associations and district associations By way of order dated 12.03.2020, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) in three separate cases , has found the Bengal Chemist and Druggist Association (BCDA) , and its District Committees/units of Murshidabad…
