Telangana High Court Dismisses Dr. Reddy's Plea Against CCI's Procedural Directions In Antitrust Probe

The Telangana High Court recently dismissed a writ petition filed by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited challenging procedural directions issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) during an ongoing inquiry into alleged anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical distribution sector. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka held that the impugned order merely directed the petitioner to file objections to the Director General's investigation report and furnish audited financial statements, without...

Informant Has No Right To Hearing At CCI Screening Stage, Must Approach NCLAT: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on 14 May held that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is not required to issue notice or grant a hearing to an informant at the prima facie screening stage under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002, and that the appropriate remedy against such closure lies in a statutory appeal before the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed the writ petition filed by KSD Zonne Energie LLP and upheld the CCI's closure of...

Delhi High Court Declines To Examine Cartelisation Claims In Tender Dispute, Says Issue Falls Within CCI Domain

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to examine allegations of cartelisation in a public tender under its writ jurisdiction, holding that such issues require fact-intensive economic analysis and fall within the specialised domain of the Competition Commission of India (CCI). A Division Bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan dismissed Interlink Foods' challenge to its disqualification from a National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) tender,...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Orders On Pleas Challenging CCI Probe Into Amazon, Flipkart-Linked Sellers

The Karnataka High Court on April 10 reserved its judgment in a batch of writ petitions challenging the scope of the Competition Commission of India's probe into alleged anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Flipkart, particularly the power of the Director General to array additional parties during the investigation.A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, after hearing the parties, reserved the judgment.Senior Advocate K.G. Raghavan, appearing for Rocket Kommerce LLP and related...