Kalpit Sultania v. Irel (India) Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Competition Commission examined an Information alleging abuse of dominant position by IREL in selling Beach Sand Sillimanite. While confirming IREL as an enterprise and dominant in the defined market, the Commission found no violation regarding excessive pricing or discriminatory treatment, noting that price differences were justified by commercial relations.
What the court decided
A compact analysis
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Public Version
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Case No. 22 of 2021
In Re :
Kalpit Sultania, H. No. G-401, Rashmi Apartment, Harsh Vihar, Pitampura, Saraswati Vihar S.O., North-West Delhi, Delhi - 110034.
Informant
And IREL (India) Ltd., Plot No. 1207, ECIL Building, Veer Savarkar Marg, Opp. Siddhivinayak Temple, Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 400028.
Opposite Party
CORAM: Ravneet Kaur Chairperson Anil Agrawal Member Sweta Kakkad Member
Deepak Anurag Member Present:
For Informant: Ankur Sood, Advocate Roshan Santhalia, Advocate Puja Jakhar, Advocate For Opposite Party: Tarun Gulati, Senior Advocate Abhay Joshi, Advocate Aayushi Sharma, Advocate Kumar Sambav, Advocate Bhaavi Agrawal, Advocate G. Balasubramanian, GM, IREL
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether IREL is an 'enterprise' under the Competition Act, 2002.
Whether IREL holds a dominant position in the relevant market of mining and supply of Beach Sand Sillimanite in India.
Whether IREL abused its dominant position by charging excessive prices or discriminatory prices/conditions.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Kalpit Sultania
- respondent
IREL (India) Ltd.
Coram
Ravneet Kaur
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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