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CCI investigates Star India for discriminatory pricing, refuses interim relief to complainant
On 28 February 2022, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) directed the Director General (DG) to investigate Star India Private Limited (Star India), Disney Broadcasting (India) Limited (Disney India), and Asianet Star Communications Private Limited (Asianet Star) for charging discriminatory prices from TV distributors for its bouquet of indispensable TV channels in Kerala.
Lenient Treatment Meted out to MSMEs in SBI Signage Bid Rigging
On 3 February 2022, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed an order under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act), imposing a penalty of INR 12.447 million on seven entities for bid rigging in supply of signages for branches/offices/ATMs of State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest public sector bank.
Indian competition authority imposes INR 2.9 million penalty for bid-rigging in the public procurement sector
On 11 October 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a cumulative penalty of INR 2.9 million on providers of engineering and construction services, for rigging a tender floated by GAIL (India) Limited (Informant).
CCI concludes no contravention against bearings manufacturers
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has passed a final order In Re: Cartelisation in the supply of Bearings (Automotive and Industrial) dated 21 October 2021, Suo Motu Case No. 7(02) of 2014. The investigation was conducted against NSK Ltd., Japan, NSK International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and NSK Bearings India Pvt. Ltd. (NSK); JTEKT Corporation, Japan, and Koyo Bearings India Ltd. (JTEKT); and NTN Corporation, Japan (NTN).
A New “High”: CCI imposes record penalties on beer cartel leniency applicants
The Competition Commission of India (Commission) through an order dated 24 September 2021 imposed a combined penalty of about INR 870 crore (~USD 116.75 million) on United Breweries Limited (UBL) and Carlsberg India Private Limited (CIPL) for cartelisation (including price fixing) between UBL, CIPL and Anheuser Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI) (collectively OPs) in market for “production, marketing, distribution and sale of beer in India”.
CCI investigates anti-competitive practices in the cinema sector
On 17 September 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a prima facie order (Order) under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act) directing the Director General (DG) to investigate alleged anti-competitive clauses in agreements executed between UFO Moviez India Limited (UFO) and Qube Cinema Technologies Limited (Qube), on one hand, and cinema theatre owners (CTOs), on the other.