No bid–rigging proved in Govt tenders by Samsung India & Others: CCI

Vipul Jain Vs. Samsung India Electronics Private Limited and Others (Competition Commission of India) It has been stated that during the course of his business, the Informant has discovered that OPs have formed a cartel in response to certain tenders floated by various government departments for procurement of smartphones, It has been alleged that OP-1 and OP-3 are the main beneficiaries of such cartel arrangements and OP-2 submits bid as a cover bidder even though it has announced worldwide closure of its smartphone division in April, 2021. It is submitted that OP-2, in some previous instance...