Even in absence of separate proceeding alleging unfair, monopolistic or restrictive trade practice, an application for compensation u/s. 12B of MRTP Act is maintainable

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Girish Chandra Gupta Versus Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 8920 & 8921 OF 2012 DECEMBER 11, 2012 JUDGMENT A.K. Patnaik, J. – Leave granted. 2. The facts very briefly in these two appeals are that the appellants filed compensation applications C.A. No. 110 of 1997 and C.A. No. 126 of 2008 under section 12B of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (for short the MRTP Act) before the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (for short ‘the MRTP Commission constituted un...