Mr. Vipul Jain v. Samsung India Electronics Private Limited and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
An allegation of bid rigging in government smart phone tenders was filed. The Competition Commission noted the lack of evidence, observed price discrepancies did not indicate parallelism, and found the allegations of cartelization unsubstantiated. The matter was closed without an investigation under Section 26(2).
What the court decided
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Case No. 34 of 2021
In Re:
Mr. Vipul Jain R/o C-266, Street Number -8, Majlis Park Delhi-110033
And Samsung India Electronics Private Limited 20th - 24th Floor, Two Horizon Centre, Golf Course Road, Sector-43, DLF Phase-V, Gurgaon, Haryana - 122202
LG Electronics India Private Limited 51, Udyog Vihar, Udyog Vihar Extension, Ecotech-II, Udyog Vihar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201306
N. F. Infratech Services Private Limited N-14, Lower Ground Floor, Vaikunth Vatika, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi - 110017
Mantra Softech (I) Private Limited Ansal Vikasdeep Building, Laxmi Nagar Commercial Complex, Swasthya Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi -110092
Informant
Opposite Party 1
Opposite Party 2
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the allegations of collusive bidding and bid rigging concerning government tenders warrant investigation.
Whether there is a prima facie case of contravention of Sections 3 and 4 of the Competition Act based on the information filed.
Whether the matter should be closed forthwith under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act.
Parties & counsel
- applicant
Mr. Vipul Jain
Coram
Ashok Kumar Gupta
Sangeeta Verma
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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