https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307651 A direction for investigation under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 is an administrative, prima facie step that does not finally determine rights or liabilities. The Commission need only record minimum reasons showing application of mind; prior notice and hearing are not mandatory at that stage. On writ review, the court examines only illegality, arbitrariness, jurisdictional error, or patent unreasonableness, and will not short-circuit an investigation where the order discloses prima facie reasoning on alleged exclusive tie-ups, preferred sellers, deep discounting, and preferential listing. The writ petitions failed and the investigation direction was sustained. en-us Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:53:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307651 A direction for investigation under Section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002 is an administrative, prima facie step that does not finally determine rights or liabilities. The Commission need only record minimum reasons showing application of mind; prior notice and hearing are not mandatory at that stage. On writ review, the court examines only illegality, arbitrariness, jurisdictional error, or patent unreasonableness, and will not short-circuit an investigation where the order discloses prima facie reasoning on alleged exclusive tie-ups, preferred sellers, deep discounting, and preferential listing. The writ petitions failed and the investigation direction was sustained. Case-Laws Law of Competition Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307651