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Issues: (i) Whether the appellants were entitled to interim stay of the monetary penalties imposed by the Competition Commission of India. (ii) Whether the cease and desist directions should also be stayed.
Issue (i): Whether the appellants were entitled to interim stay of the monetary penalties imposed by the Competition Commission of India.
Analysis: The appeals raised substantial prima facie objections to the Commission's order, including challenge to the adjudicatory character of the proceedings after the statutory amendments, alleged procedural irregularities, and questions concerning hearing, cross-examination, and participation of members. The Tribunal found that these contentions required fuller consideration at the final hearing and that the penalties were of very substantial magnitude. On that basis, interim protection against recovery of the penalties was considered justified, but only on terms safeguarding the revenue interest.
Conclusion: Stay of recovery of the penalties was granted, subject to deposit of 10% of the penalties within one month.
Issue (ii): Whether the cease and desist directions should also be stayed.
Analysis: The Tribunal found no prima facie infirmity in the cease and desist directions warranting interim interference at this stage. The challenge to those directions was therefore not accepted for stay purposes.
Conclusion: Stay of the cease and desist directions was refused.
Final Conclusion: Interim relief was granted only in part by protecting the appellants from immediate recovery of the penalties on a conditional basis, while the substantive directions restraining the impugned conduct were left undisturbed pending further hearing.
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