NCLAT directs investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position by Flipkart -Quashes earlier CCI order closing the case

NCLAT directs investigation into alleged abuse of dominant position by Flipkart -Quashes earlier CCI order closing the case By a recent  judgment dated 04.03.2020, the Hon’ble National Company Appellate Tribunal (“NCLAT”) has set aside the order dated 06.11.2018 passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) dismissing allegations of Abuse of Dominant Position by Flipkart…

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CCI directs another probe into MMT and OYO on allegations by Treebo Hotels

CCI directs another probe into MMT and OYO on allegations by Treebo Hotels   The Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), vide order dated 24.02.2020, has passed another  order under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 (“the Act”) directing investigation by the Director General (“DG”) after being prima facie convinced that (i) the vertical arrangement…

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End of deep discounting by Uber in India ? Uber loses first round of legal battle in India -Supreme Court dismisses its appeal -Directs investigation against UBER for alleged abuse of dominance -leaves some questions unanswered !

End of deep discounting by Uber in India ? Uber loses first round of legal battle in India -Supreme Court dismisses its appeal -Directs investigation against UBER for alleged abuse of dominance -leaves some questions unanswered ! Will India prove to be the nemesis for the Digital Cab Aggregator Giant Uber ? This seems to…

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Delhi High Court again holds DG Report Not Binding on CCI -further clarifies interpretational issues under Competition Act

Delhi High Court again holds DG Report Not Binding on CCI -further clarifies interpretational issues under Competition Act   By way of judgement dated 10.10.2019, the Honorable High Court of Delhi dismissed an appeal filed by Mr. Saurabh Tripathy (“Petitioner”) against an order passed by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) dated 16.02.2017 holding that…

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Division Bench of High Court removes fetters on investigative powers of DG – holds not limited by CCI prima facie order -overrules Grasim

Division Bench of High Court removes fetters on investigative powers of DG – holds  not limited by CCI prima facie order -overrules Grasim   By way of judgement dated 12.09.2019, a Division Bench of Delhi High Court (comprising of Justice Muralidhar and Justice Talwant Singh) has set aside the judgement dated 17.12.2013 passed by a…

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CCI directs investigation into probable abuse of dominance by GMR at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad

CCI directs investigation into probable abuse of dominance by GMR at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad   By way of order dated 03.10.2019, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has directed the Director General (“DG”) to conduct an investigation to ascertain whether GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (“GMR’) has abused its dominant position by…

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CCI directs probe into the conduct of Volleyball Federation of India; exclusive agreement with Baseline found prima facie anti-competitive and may result in abuse of dominant position

CCI directs probe into the conduct of Volleyball Federation of India; exclusive agreement with Baseline found prima facie anti-competitive may result in abuse of dominant position   The Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission’) by an order dated 07.08.2019 has directed investigation by the Director General (“DG”) into the conduct of Volleyball Federation of India (“VFI”) and Baseline Ventures…

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CCI fines Jai Prakash Associates for abusing its dominant position in the market for sale of independent villas in Integrated Townships in the territory of Noida and Greater Noida

CCI fines Jai Prakash Associates for abusing its dominant position in the market for sale of independent villas in Integrated Townships in the territory of Noida and Greater Noida Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), by way of order dated 09.08.2019, has imposed a penalty of INR 13.82 Crores on Jai Prakash Associates (“JPA”) for abusing…

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CCI directs investigation into India specific warranty policy of Intel finding it potentially abusive of dominance

CCI directs investigation into India specific warranty policy of Intel finding it potentially abusive of dominance The Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), by way of order dated 09.08.2019, under section 26(1) of the Competition Act,2002 (the Act) has directed the Director General (DG)  to undertake investigation with respect to Intel’s India specific warranty policy in…

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CCI orders probe into alleged abusive conduct of Google in imposing conditions for use of its Android OS on smartphone manufacturers in India

CCI orders probe into alleged abusive conduct of Google in imposing conditions for use of its Android OS on smartphone manufacturers in India By way of order dated 16.04.2019, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has ordered investigation by the Director General against the alleged abusive conduct of Google (“DG”) pursuant to forming a prima…

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