Shri Shrikant Shivram Kale v. M/s Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
The Competition Commission found Athletics Federation of India to be a dominant enterprise and ordered a Director General investigation under Section 26(1) into allegations that its mandatory permission policy for marathons constituted an abuse of dominant position under Section 4.
What did the court decide?
Order under Section 26(1) directing the Director General to investigate the matter and complete it within 60 days.
What the court decided
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA Ref. Case No. 01 of 2015
In Re:
Department of Sports Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Government of India Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi Informant
And
Athletics Federation of India WZ-72, Todapur Man Road Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi
Opposite Party
CORAM
Mr. Sudhir Mital Member
Mr. Augustine Peter Member Mr. U. C. Nahta Member Mr. M. S. Sahoo Member Mr. G. P. Mittal Member Appearances:
For the Informant : Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda, Director of Informant Ref. Case No. 01 of 2015 Page 1 of 6
Shri A. K. Patro, Under Secretary of Informant
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Athletics Federation of India constitutes an enterprise under Section 2(h) of the Competition Act, 2002.
Whether Athletics Federation of India holds a dominant position in the market for provision of services relating to organisation of athletics in India.
Whether mandatory permission requirements for organising road races amount to an abuse of dominant position under Section 4 of the Act.
Coram
Sudhir Mital
Augustine Peter
U. C. Nahta
M. S. Sahoo
G. P. Mittal
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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