Trade associations cannot Fix prices & restrict provision of services: CCI

In Re: National Association of Container Freight Stations Vs Trailer Owners Association (CCI) Commission finds that, in the present matter, the thin line has been transgressed by Opposite Party-1  (OP-1) to OP-10. Fixing prices and restricting provision of services under the aegis of trade associations cannot be held as a legitimate activity under the Act. Moreover, these justifications cannot be used as a reason to decide and enforce a blanket increase in prices, collectively by the OPs. Decisions related to price fixing and output restriction amongst those engaged in similar trade are recog...