https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417395 Regulatory control over lotteries does not bar competition-law scrutiny of alleged bid rigging and collusive bidding in the tender process for appointing distributors and selling agents. The Court treated the distributive activity as capable of falling within the broad meaning of "service", and held that anti-competitive conduct in procurement remains subject to inquiry even where the underlying business is regulated. It also held that premature writ interference at the stage of a prima facie order and Director General investigation was unwarranted, since the statutory process had not reached final adjudication. The Commission's jurisdiction was upheld and the inquiry against the private parties was allowed to continue. en-us Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Jan 2022 08:46:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417395 Regulatory control over lotteries does not bar competition-law scrutiny of alleged bid rigging and collusive bidding in the tender process for appointing distributors and selling agents. The Court treated the distributive activity as capable of falling within the broad meaning of "service", and held that anti-competitive conduct in procurement remains subject to inquiry even where the underlying business is regulated. It also held that premature writ interference at the stage of a prima facie order and Director General investigation was unwarranted, since the statutory process had not reached final adjudication. The Commission's jurisdiction was upheld and the inquiry against the private parties was allowed to continue. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=417395