CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers

CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers   Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), vide order dated 13.01.2020, has directed the Director General (“DG”) to investigate whether the alleged exclusive agreements, deep-discounting and preferential listing of a few select sellers by Amazon and Flipkart…

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WEBINAR ON “Impact of Competition law on Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sectors in India”

WEBINAR ON “Impact of Competition law on Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Sectors in India”     In October 2018, The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a Policy Note on the Pharmacy and Healthcare sector outlining the state of competition in these crucial sectors. The Policy Note highlights, amongst others, the specific Issue of “Vertical arrangements…

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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 Imposes Penalty on LPG Gas Cylinder manufacturers for Cartelization in response to tenders floated by HPCL in 2011

CCI Imposes Penalty on LPG Gas Cylinder manufacturers for Cartelization in response to tenders floated by HPCL in 2011 By way of order dated 09.08.2019, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”) has imposed penalty on 51 LPG manufacturers for engaging in cartelization by collectively withdrawing their bids in a tender floated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation…

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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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