https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460178 The NCLAT upheld the Competition Commission's finding that SALPG abused its dominant position in upstream terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port by imposing bypass restrictions. The tribunal determined these restrictions were primarily to protect SALPG's commercial interests rather than operational efficiency, constituting unfair conditions that denied market access to competitors. The restrictions contravened Sections 4(1) and 4(2) of the Competition Act, 2002. The appeals were dismissed, confirming that dominant entities cannot impose unfair conditions or deny market access to protect their commercial interests at the expense of competition. en-us Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:59:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460178 The NCLAT upheld the Competition Commission's finding that SALPG abused its dominant position in upstream terminalling services at Visakhapatnam Port by imposing bypass restrictions. The tribunal determined these restrictions were primarily to protect SALPG's commercial interests rather than operational efficiency, constituting unfair conditions that denied market access to competitors. The restrictions contravened Sections 4(1) and 4(2) of the Competition Act, 2002. The appeals were dismissed, confirming that dominant entities cannot impose unfair conditions or deny market access to protect their commercial interests at the expense of competition. Case-Laws Law of Competition Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460178