https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243247 A Director General investigation under the Competition Act is confined to the information or reference on which the Commission formed its prima facie opinion, and the Director General has no suo motu power to expand the inquiry. A report that travels beyond the authorised reference, including a Section 4 allegation not covered by the prima facie direction, is ultra vires and cannot be acted on under the same inquiry. The Commission cannot proceed under Sections 26(8) or 27 on that unauthorised portion, though it may treat the material as fresh information and act afresh in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243247 A Director General investigation under the Competition Act is confined to the information or reference on which the Commission formed its prima facie opinion, and the Director General has no suo motu power to expand the inquiry. A report that travels beyond the authorised reference, including a Section 4 allegation not covered by the prima facie direction, is ultra vires and cannot be acted on under the same inquiry. The Commission cannot proceed under Sections 26(8) or 27 on that unauthorised portion, though it may treat the material as fresh information and act afresh in accordance with law. Case-Laws Law of Competition Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=243247