Belaire Owners' Association v. Dlf Limited, HUDA & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Competition Commission directed the respondent to modify specific clauses in the Buyer's Agreement to remove unilateral privileges and ensure alignment with statutory provisions. An Annexure containing the revised agreement terms was appended to the order.
What did the court decide?
The Commission suggested specific modifications to the Buyer's Agreement in the appended table to remove abuse of dominance and ensure conformity with applicable laws.
What the court decided
BEFORE THE
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
CASE NO.19/2010
Dated : 3rd January, 2013
IN THE MATTER OF :
BELAIRE OWNERS’ASSOCIATION .…. INFORMANT
VS.
DLF LTD. …. OPPOSITE PARTY-1
HARYANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT …. OPPOSITE PARTY-2 AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT OF TOWN & COUNTRY …. OPPOSITE PARTY-3 PLANNING, STATE OF HARYANA
Through:- Shri Vaibhav Gaggar, advocate for informant and Shri Ravinder Narain, advocate for opposite party no.1
Supplementary Order u/s 27 of the Competition Act, 2002
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Commission is empowered to suggest specific modifications to the Buyer's Agreement under Section 27 of the Competition Act to address abuse of dominance.
Whether the original agreement clauses violating property rights under the Haryana Apartment Ownership Act and urban planning regulations should be modified to remove unfairness.
Whether arbitration clauses entitling the developer to sole appointment of arbitrators alleging bias should be altered to ensure impartiality.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Belaire Owners' Association
- respondent
DLF Ltd.
- respondent
Haryana Urban Development Authority
- respondent
Department of Town & Country Planning, State of Haryana
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- CCI
- Decided on
- · January
- Case no.
- 19/2010
- Topic
- Consumer Protection
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