https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459856 In proceedings under the Competition Act, 2002, an order under Section 26(1) may direct investigation into the role of persons in charge and responsible for the company's business under Section 48 without waiting for a final contravention finding against the company. The scheme of the Act supports a comprehensive, simultaneous inquiry into the company and its responsible officers, and this approach was treated as consistent with effective investigation and natural justice. On that basis, the direction to investigate the officers at the Section 26(1) stage was held permissible, and the review and recall applications were rejected. en-us Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:51:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459856 In proceedings under the Competition Act, 2002, an order under Section 26(1) may direct investigation into the role of persons in charge and responsible for the company's business under Section 48 without waiting for a final contravention finding against the company. The scheme of the Act supports a comprehensive, simultaneous inquiry into the company and its responsible officers, and this approach was treated as consistent with effective investigation and natural justice. On that basis, the direction to investigate the officers at the Section 26(1) stage was held permissible, and the review and recall applications were rejected. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=459856