Competition Act: No violation due to Collection of Voluntary PIS charges by CCDA from pharma companies

In Re Alleged anti-competitive practices by Chhattisgarh Chemist and Druggist Association in limiting supply of drugs/medicines in the State of Chhattisgarh (CCI) Whether the collection of PIS charges by Chhattisgarh Chemist and Druggist Association (CCDA) from pharmaceutical companies was made mandatory/compulsory by CCDA in contravention of provisions of Section 3 of the Act? The Commission notes that though Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited though has stated that PIS is mandatory and not voluntary it has, in the same breath, stated that CCDA has not thwarted the launch of any product for wan...