https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785325 Where the Competition Commission forms an opinion under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act that no prima facie case exists, it may close the information forthwith without issuing prior notice to the informant. Section 36(1) does not displace this specific statutory procedure, and Regulation 19 contemplates communication of the closure order after the opinion is formed. The closure order was treated as a speaking order based on examination of the merits, so the natural justice challenge failed and the closure was upheld as valid. en-us Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:43:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785325 Where the Competition Commission forms an opinion under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act that no prima facie case exists, it may close the information forthwith without issuing prior notice to the informant. Section 36(1) does not displace this specific statutory procedure, and Regulation 19 contemplates communication of the closure order after the opinion is formed. The closure order was treated as a speaking order based on examination of the merits, so the natural justice challenge failed and the closure was upheld as valid. Case-Laws Law of Competition Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=785325