The Supreme Court of India has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a response regarding an appeal filed by MRF Ltd, one of the companies fined in a case related to alleged cartelisation and price manipulation in the tyre industry. The case, which began over a decade ago, saw the CCI impose penalties on several tyre companies in 2018. However, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal overturned the order in December 2022 and directed the CCI to pass a fresh order, citing errors in calculation and the need to save the domestic tyre industry.
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for a response regarding an appeal filed by MRF Ltd, one of the companies fined in a case related to alleged cartelisation and price manipulation in the tyre industry. The case, which began over a decade ago, saw the CCI impose penalties on several tyre companies in 2018. However, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal overturned the order in December 2022 and directed the CCI to pass a fresh order, citing errors in calculation and the need to save the domestic tyre industry.
The Court was hearing CCI's appeal against an NCLAT order which held that there was no conclusive evidence of 'price parallelism' among the tyre companies.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Appellate tribunal NCLAT has directed the Competition Commission to pass a fresh order in the matter of alleged cartelisation by tyre companies, citing the need to re-examine arithmetical and inadvertent errors as well as to review the penalty to save the domestic tyre industry. India News | Tyre Biz Cartelisation: NCLAT Asks CCI to Pass Fresh Order; Review Fines to Save Domestic Tyre Industry.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday said it has imposed penalties of Rs 425.53 crore on Apollo Tyres, Rs 622.09 crore on MRF, Rs 252.16 crore on CEAT, Rs 309.95 crore on JK Tyre and Rs 178.33 crore on Birla Tyres for indulging in cartelisation.