Penalty imposed by CCI on bid-rigging in soil testing tenders upheld

Austere Systems Pvt. Ltd Vs Competition Commission of India (NCLAT Delhi) NCLAT Delhi held that penalty as imposed by Competition Commission of India [CCI] on account of bid-rigging in soil testing tenders invited by Development of Agriculture, Government of Utter Pradesh against several companies and directors upheld. Facts- The commission received a general complaint dated 07.08.2018 alleging bid-rigging in the tenders invited by the Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttar Pradesh for soil sample testing. The complaint related to alleged bid rigging in respect of two e-tenders namely,...