Mr. v. Radhakrishnan v M/s Medcina Community Pharmacy and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Competition Commission of India closed a complaint regarding alleged predatory pricing and collective dominance by several pharmacy retailers in Kollam district. The Commission held that collective dominance is not recognized under the Act and no eminent prima facie case of anti-competitive conduct was disclosed.
What the court decided
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Case No. 34 of 2022
In Re :
Mr. V. Radhakrishnan Informant M/s R. K. Medicals, Madathara Road, Parippally, District: Kollam, Kerala - 691574
And
M/s Medcina Community Pharmacy Opposite Party No. 1 Opposite to K.S.R.T.C. Bus Station, Karunagapally, Kerala - 690518
M/s Jeeva Karunya Medicals and Surgical Opposite Party No. 2 South Paravur, District: Kallam, Kerala - 691301 M/s Kottiyam Sevana Medicals Opposite Party No. 3 Kottiyam, District: Kollam, Kollam Taluk, Kerala – 691571 M/s Aswas Community Pharmacy Opposite Party No. 4 Kannanallur, District: Kollam, Kerala – 691576 M/s Deepa Medicals Opposite Party No. 5 Main Road, Cutcheri Junction, Attingal, District: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695101
Opposite Party No. 4
CORAM: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta Chairperson Ms. Sangeeta Verma Member
Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi Member
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the allegations of predatory pricing by the opposite parties prima facie establish a contravention of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Mr. V. Radhakrishnan Informant
- respondent
M/s Medcina Community Pharmacy
- respondent
M/s Jeeva Karunya Medicals and Surgical
- respondent
M/s Kottiyam Sevana Medicals
- respondent
M/s Aswas Community Pharmacy
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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