XYZ (Confidential) Vs Alphabet Inc. (Competition Commission of India) CCI imposes monetary penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for anti-competitive practices in relation to its Play Store policies The Competition Commission of India (CCI) today imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store […]
CCI held that all price differentiations may not be discriminatory, more so when same is based on reasonable classification of consumers to which they are offered.
CCI imposed monetary as well as behavioral sanctions on MMT-Go for abusing its dominant position and also for having anti-competitive arrangement with OYO. Monetary penalty is also imposed on OYO for its anti-competitive arrangement with MMT-Go vide which MMT-Go delisted the competitors of OYO from its online portals in 2018.
CCI imposes a monetary penalty of Rs. 1337.76 crore on Google for anti-competitive practices in relation to Android mobile devices
Ravinder Singh Bawa Vs Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Limited (Competition Commission of India) The moot question that arises for consideration is whether ONGC had sufficiently indicated its requirements upfront while issuing the tender in question so as to enable interested bidders to assimilate and factor such requirements while placing their technical and financial bids […]
Beach Mineral Producers Association Vs IREL (India) Ltd (Competition Commission of India) The Commission notes that, until 1988, beach sand mining was restricted to the public sector owing to coexistence of monazite, a heavy mineral used for the production of thorium. Realising the untapped potential in the beach sand minerals sector, the Department of Atomic […]
Competition Commission notes that allegations of Informant pertain to collective dominance by OPs, which is not recognised under Competition Act, 2002
CCI observes that there must be some autonomy available to the manufacturers to deal with their goods the way they want, in alignment with their business requirements. Nobody can ask for an absolute right to deal with a particular business.
It was alleged that the various associations of Kraft Paper Manufacturers, by way of periodic meetings and correspondences, direct their members (i.e., Kraft Paper Mills) to: (i) increase the price of the paper to be sold to the buyers, i.e., corrugated box manufacturers; and (ii) create a condition of shortage to enforce the unjust price increase and shut the operation of the paper mills in a region collectively.
CCI held that, Punjab Medical Council is well within its jurisdiction to prescribe certain standards, guidelines, etc., for maintaining quality in medical education and practice.
