Competition Act, 2002

The case concerned a flat purchase where the buyer paid seven instalments totalling Rs 4,53,750, but the developer cancelled the allotment in April 2005 and issued a pay order for refund. The buyer filed a complaint under the MRTP Act (later transferred to the Competition Appellate Tribunal) seeking possession of the f…

The Supreme Court examined the corporate insolvency resolution of Hindustan National Glass and Industries Ltd., where AGI Greenpac's resolution plan was approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) without prior approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) as required by the proviso to Section 31(4) of the I…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) appealed against a penalty imposed on four Multi System Operators (MSOs) for terminating a cable‑TV broadcast agreement with a news channel, Day & Night News, alleging abuse of dominant position. The MSOs held about 85% of the cable‑TV subscriber base in Punjab and Chandigarh, …

The Supreme Court examined whether mobile service providers (MSPs) could claim CENVAT credit on excise duties paid for mobile towers and prefabricated buildings (PFBs) used in their networks. The dispute arose from conflicting decisions of the Bombay High Court, which held the towers and PFBs to be immovable property a…

The Supreme Court examined whether non‑intermediary front‑running—where a person receives confidential information about a forthcoming large block trade and trades ahead of it—constitutes a prohibited fraudulent or unfair trade practice under SEBI’s Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Regulations, 2003…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) received a complaint alleging that four private firms colluded in the tendering process for Mizoram state lottery distributors, resulting in bid‑rigging and an appreciable adverse effect on competition. The CCI found prima facie evidence of cartelisation among the private bidde…

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) determined tariffs for aeronautical services, which were challenged before the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). AERA then filed appeals under Section 31 of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008, seeking to contest TDSAT…

The appellant, a partnership firm engaged in coal and sand transportation, was penalised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for alleged collusion in tenders. The firm appealed the CCI order under Section 53B of the Competition Act, 2002 and sought a stay of the penalty, which the Appellate Tribunal granted co…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 crore on Thomas Cook India Ltd., Thomas Cook Insurance Services India Ltd., and Sterling Holiday and Resorts India Ltd. for failing to notify certain market purchase transactions under section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002. The respondents had ear…

SCM Solifert Ltd. and another acquired 24.46% of Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd. (MCFL) in 2013 and an additional 1.7% in 2014, bringing their holding to 25.3%. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) held that the appellants failed to give prior notice of the proposed combination under Section 6(2) of the C…

Samir Agrawal, an independent law practitioner, filed an information under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 alleging that Ola and Uber engaged in price‑fixing and resale price maintenance through their algorithmic pricing. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissed the complaint, finding no prima fac…

Coal India Ltd (CIL) and its subsidiary Western Coalfields Ltd challenged the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) finding of abuse of dominant position, arguing that the Competition Act, 2002 does not apply to them because they are government companies created under the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1973 and ar…

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleged that Schott Glass India abused its dominant position in the neutral glass tubing market by offering volume‑based target rebates, functional "no‑Chinese" rebates, a long‑term supply agreement with its joint‑venture Schott Kaisha, and by allegedly tying clear and amber tu…

The appellants filed compensation applications under Section 128 of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 before the MRTP Commission, which were later transferred to the Competition Appellate Tribunal after the MRTP Act was repealed. The respondents argued that the applications were not maintainable …

The Cellular Operators Association of India and other telecom service providers challenged the Telecom Consumers Protection (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2015, which required service providers to credit Rs 1 to the calling consumer for each call drop (up to three per day). The Delhi High Court upheld the regulations, …

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) received a complaint that Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) had abused its dominant position by entering an exclusive supply agreement with Indian Railways. The CCI formed a prima facie view and directed the Director General to investigate under s.26(1) of the Competition Act…

The Food Corporation of India complained that Excel Crop Care Ltd., United Phosphorous Ltd., and Sandhya Organics Chemicals colluded to submit identical bids for Aluminium Phosphide Tablet (APT) tenders between 2007 and 2011. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) investigated, found a violation of Section 3 of the …

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) investigated complaints that the Eastern India Motion Picture Association (EIMPA) and the Coordination Committee of Artists and Technicians of West Bengal Film and Television Investors threatened television channels to stop telecasting a Bengali‑dubbed version of the serial ‘Ma…

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) filed an information under the Competition Act, 2002 alleging that the three incumbent dominant operators (Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular) and the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) colluded to deny or delay augmentation of Point of Interconnection (POI) cap…

The appellant Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd challenged an order of the Competition Appellate Tribunal which had found a prima facie case of abuse of dominant position under the Competition Act, 2002. The Commission alleged that Uber paid drivers incentives that caused a loss of Rs 204 per trip, amounting to predatory pric…

The Supreme Court examined a Competition Commission of India (CCI) investigation into alleged bid‑rigging by LPG cylinder manufacturers in a tender floated by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL). The CCI and the Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) had found that the manufacturers colluded, relying on factors such as…