Trade Associations Penalised for Price Influencing: CCI Rejects NOC-Based Product Launch Control

XYZ (Confidential) Vs Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association (Competition Commission of India) CCI directs Maharashtra liquor trade associations to cease anti-competitive practices Competition Commission of India (CCI), vide an order dated 11.12.2025 issued under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002, (the Act) has directed the Maharashtra Wine Merchants Association, Pune District Wine Merchants Association and Association of Progressive Liquor Vendors to cease and desist from anti-competitive conduct found to be in violation of Sections 3(3)(a) and 3(3)(b), read with Section 3(1), of the...