Mr. Ashok R. Mansata v. State Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
The Competition Commission of India considered an application alleging State Bank of India abused its dominant position in the vehicle loan market. The Commission found the bank was not dominant in the relevant market and closed the investigation under Section 26(2) without a prima facie case.
What did the court decide?
The information against the Opposite Party was ordered to be closed forthwith; no investigation directed.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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Case No. 04 of 2014
In Re
Mr. Ashok R. Mansata, President, Concern for Citizen, 1A, Ashutosh Mukherjee Road,
Kolkata -700020 Informant
And
State Bank of India, Madame Cama Marg,
Mumbai - 400021 Opposite Party
CORAM
Mr. Ashok Chawla Chairperson
Dr. Geeta Gouri Member
Mr. Anurag Goel Member
Mr. S. L. Bunker Member
Present: Mr. Ashok R. Mansata, the Informant.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether State Bank of India is in a dominant position in the vehicle loan market in India.
Whether SBI abused its dominant position by imposing arbitrary conditions on car loan borrowers.
Whether the Director General should investigate the alleged contravention of Section 4 of the Competition Act.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Mr. Ashok R. Mansata
Coram
Ashok Chawla
Geeta Gouri
Anurag Goel
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- CCI
- Decided on
- · April
- Case no.
- 04/2014
- Topic
- Consumer Protection
All orders in this case
2 orders share this CNR
- Order 1 — this page
- Order 2
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