Case Law Details
India Glycols Limited Vs. Indian Sugar Mills Association & Ors. (Competition Commission of India)
CCI imposes penalties upon Sugar Mills and their Associations for rigging the bids in respect of Joint Tender floated by Oil Marketing Companies for procurement of Ethanol for blending with Petrol
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties upon 18 sugar mills and 2 Associations (Indian Sugar Mills Association and Ethanol Manufacturers Association of India) for rigging the bids in respect of a Joint Tender floated by Oil Marketing Companies (HPCL/ BPCL/ IOCL) on 02.01.2013 for procurement of ethanol for blending with petrol.
The Final Order was passed by CCI on 18.09.2018 on a batch of informations filed by India Glycols Limited and 5 other Informants.
Pursuant to a Notification dated 02.01.2013 issued by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India, regarding mandatory 5% blending of ethanol with motor spirit/ gasoline, the Government owned Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) viz. IOCL/ HPCL/ BPCL invited quotations from alcohol manufacturers for supply of ethanol through a Joint Tender dated 02.01.2013 which was issued by BPCL on behalf of OMCs – as the coordinator of the tender process. Through the joint tender, OMCs invited sealed tenders under the two bid system i.e. technical bid and price bid from ethanol suppliers. The supply was to be made available to various Depots/ Terminals of OMCs across the country for a period of one year w.e.f. 01.03.2013.
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