Mr. Ashok R. Mansata v. State Bank of India
Case brief
What is this about?
CMSC examined an investigation report alleging a cartel among nine manufacturers of Roof Mounted AC Package Units due to price parallelism and sudden rate increases in tenders for Indian Railways. The Commission found suspicious behavior but held that evidence of a meeting of minds was insufficient to establish a contravention under Section 3 of the Act.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Reference Case No. 04 of 2014
| In Re: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shri D. | K. Shrivastava, | |
| Chief M | aterial Manager | |
| Rail Co | ach Factory | |
| Kapurt | hala Railway Officers Complex | |
| Tilak B | ridge | |
| New De | lhi- 110002 | Informant |
| And | ||
| **1. ** | M/s Daulat Ram Engg & Services P. Ltd. | |
| 10/2, NH-12 | ||
| Village-Simarai, Post Obedullahganj | ||
| District Raisen - 464993 | ||
| Madhya Pradesh | Opposite Party No. 1 | |
| **2. ** | M/s Daulat Ram Industries | |
| 141, Sector-IIDC | ||
| Integrated Industrial Estate, Ranipur | ||
| Haridwar – 249403 | ||
| Uttrakhand | ||
| Opposite Party No. 2 | ||
| **3. ** | M/s Amit Engineers | |
| Village Judi Kalan, Tehsil Nalagarh | ||
| P.O Baddi, District Solan – 173 205 | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | Opposite Party No. 3 |
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Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the collective increase in rates by the opposite parties in tenders after June 2013 was an outcome of collusion.
Whether instances of identical or similar pricing by the opposite parties amount to contravention of the provisions of the Act.
Whether the investigation report conclusively established an anti-competitive agreement under Section 3.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
D K Shrivastava
- respondent
Daulat Ram Engg & Services P Ltd
- respondent
Daulat Ram Industries
- respondent
Amit Engineers
- respondent
Fedders Lloyd Corporation
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
All orders in this case
2 orders share this CNR
- Order 1
- Order 2 — this page
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