https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103 Section 26(1) of the Competition Act permits the Commission to direct investigation on a prima facie administrative assessment at a preliminary stage, without a detailed independent recording against each party, because no adjudication on merits occurs at that point. On that basis, the challenge to the absence of a separate prima facie satisfaction failed. The court also accepted that clubbing the petitioner's information with an ongoing suo motu inquiry was within the Commission's power where the subject matter concerned user-data sharing within a wider ecosystem and the petitioner's role could be necessary for a complete investigation. The writ petition therefore lacked merit, and the clubbing direction was upheld. en-us Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:28:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103 Section 26(1) of the Competition Act permits the Commission to direct investigation on a prima facie administrative assessment at a preliminary stage, without a detailed independent recording against each party, because no adjudication on merits occurs at that point. On that basis, the challenge to the absence of a separate prima facie satisfaction failed. The court also accepted that clubbing the petitioner's information with an ongoing suo motu inquiry was within the Commission's power where the subject matter concerned user-data sharing within a wider ecosystem and the petitioner's role could be necessary for a complete investigation. The writ petition therefore lacked merit, and the clubbing direction was upheld. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457103