Legal obligation imposed on dealer cannot be ignored only because manufacturer controls the prices

Director General of Anti-Profiteering Vs Raj & Company (National Anti-Profiteering Authority) The Respondent has vehemently argued that he had no control on the fixing of base prices as well as the MRPs as both of them were fixed by the manufacturer M/s L’oreal India Pvt. Ltd. through it’s software. The Respondent has also claimed that the MRP of the above product was not increased from Rs. 35 to Rs. 40 but discount of Rs. 5 was given on it in the months of September and October 2017. However the documents filed by the Respondent show that the discount was to the extent of 12.5...