Bharti Airtel Limited v. Reliance Industries Limited & Other
Case brief
What is this about?
The Competition Commission of India examined allegations of predatory pricing and anti-competitive agreement against Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Reliance Industries Limited. The Commission defined the relevant market as wireless telecommunication services in each of the 22 telecom circles. It determined Reliance Jio did not hold a dominant position and dismissed the findings of anti-competit
What did the court decide?
The matter was closed under Section 26(2) of the Act as no prima facie case of contravention of Sections 3 or 4 was made out.
What the court decided
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Case No. 03 of 2017
In Re:
Bharti Airtel Limited
Informant
Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, Phase-II, New Delhi-110 070
And
Reliance Industries Limited Maker Chambers- IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
Opposite Party No. 1
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited 9th floor, Maker Chambers- IV, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
Opposite Party No. 2
CORAM
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited enjoyed a dominant position in the market for provision of wireless telecommunication services.
Whether the free services offered by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited amounted to predatory pricing under Section 4(2)(a)(ii) of the Competition Act, 2002.
Whether investments made by Reliance Industries Limited in Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited constituted anti-competitive conduct under Section 3(1) or leverage of dominant position under Section 4(2)(e).
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Bharti Airtel Limited
- respondent
Reliance Industries Limited
- respondent
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
All orders in this case
2 orders share this CNR
- Order 1 — this page
- Order 2
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