Dismissed
(21/2013) India Glycols Limited v. Indian Sugar Mills Association & Ors. (29/2013) Ester India Chemicals Limited v Bajaj Hindusthan Limited & Ors. (36/2013) Jubilant Life Sciences Limited v Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited & Ors. (47/2013) a B Sugars Limited v Indian Sugar Mills Association & Ors. (48/2013) Wave Distilleries and Breweries Limited v Indian Sugar Mills Association & Ors. (49/2013) Lords Distillery Limited v Indian Sugar Mills Associat
CCI21, 29, 36, 47, 48 & 49/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Commission examined allegations of bid-rigging in a joint ethanol tender by PSU oil companies. It upheld the Director General's findings that sugar mills and associations fixed prices and shared quantities, violating Section 3. The OMCs' joint tender was cleared. Penalties were imposed.
What did the court decide?
Cease and desist orders issued against sugar mills and associations; monetary penalties imposed (7% of relevant turnover for mills, 10% for associations).