Ms. Bharti Verma v. Global Information Systems Technology Pvt. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
An informant alleged that an opposite party abused its dominant position by charging exorbitant e-journal subscription fees under mandatory AICTE instructions. The Commission analyzed the relevant market and found prima facie no dominance, closing the proceeding under Section 26(2).
What did the court decide?
Proceedings under Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 are closed as no prima facie case of contravention is made out.
What the court decided
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Case No. 48 of 2015
In Re:
Ms. Bharti Verma
123, Hemkunth Chamber, Nehru Place,
New Delhi Informant
And
Global Information Systems Technology Pvt. Ltd. 877, Udyog Vihar,
Phase-V, Delhi Opposite Party
CORAM
Mr. Ashok Chawla Chairperson
Mr. S. L. Bunker Member
Mr. Sudhir Mital Member
Mr. Augustine Peter Member
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the informant established that the opposite party is in a dominant position in the relevant market within the meaning of Section 4 of the Act.
Whether the allegations of exorbitant pricing and abuse of dominance constitute a prima facie case of contravention under Section 4.
Coram
Ashok Chawla
S. L. Bunker
Sudhir Mital
Augustine Peter
U.C. Nahta
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