The tyre industry in India has been, perhaps, the most persecuted for competition law violations since the days of the erstwhile MRTPC[1] . What is most interesting is a single complainant, an Individual, one Mr SP Singh who represents the All-India Tyre Dealers’ Federation (AITDF) who has been filing complaint against 5 leading tyre brands[2]…
DetailsDid Amazon jump the gun in India? -CCI suspends clearance for Amazon-Future deal, imposes ₹200 plus 2 crore penalty on Amazon In a recent turnaround from an approval granted earlier vide its order dated 28 November 2019 ( “approval order”) to the now famous Amazon-Future Group deal, India’s fair market watchdog , the Competition Commission…
DetailsGoogle invites yet another Antitrust investigation by the Indian Fair Market watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for its market behaviour in online general web search and advertising services. This most recent order against Google in India is clearly a consequential effect of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) June 2019 Digital Platform…
DetailsSo finally, Apple Inc. one of the largest Silicon Valley giants, has also come under lens of India’s evolving Antitrust regime. CCI vide its order dated 31.12.2021 had directed investigation against Apple Inc. upon finding a prima facie case of abuse of dominance against Apple Inc. and Apple Distribution International Limited (ADIL) for alleged imposition…
DetailsNON-IMPLEMENTATION OF” AGREEMENT” NOT A DEFENCE FOR CARTELISATION? – CCI HARDENS ITS STANCE – IMPOSES HEFTY PENALTY ON BEER CARTEL – AGAIN IGNORES MARLET CONDITIONS?? Does exchange of price sensitive information between competitors, “forced” upon them by unique market conditions, which does not lead to fixation of sale price of a fast selling product ,…
DetailsIndia’s leading car brand, Maruti Suzuki, was found guilty of unfairly controlling freedom of its dealers to give discounts on cars sold thereby controlling the resale price of its cars. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) vide its order dated 23.8.2021 imposed a penalty of INR 200 Crore on Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL)…
DetailsIt will be music for some firms in India! The Indian fair market watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has lately started showing a much nuanced and mature understanding of practical realities and difficulties of doing business in India in the context of imposition of penalties on cartels and bid rigging cases in India…
DetailsSo, Amazon (and Walmart controlled Flipkart) were not able to convince the highest judiciary in India, the Supreme Court of India, to stall the Antitrust probe against their alleged unfair business practices affecting retail online and offline vendors in India. Vide its brief order dated 09 August , 2021 , the Supreme Court of India…
DetailsSo, has Google got it wrong this time? Recently, the Delhi High Court has rapped the internet Giant for “threatening” to sue the Fair Market Regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) itself for the “leak” of the confidential investigation report of its investigative arm, the director general, in the media leading to headline stories…
DetailsWill India prove to be the nemesis for the Digital Cab Aggregator Giant Uber? Readers may recall this question , which I raised when reporting in my earlier blog published on 25 November 2019 on Taxi cab aggregator, Uber , lost is first round of litigation in Supreme Court second appeal against NCLAT order directing…
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