https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468827 Competition law scrutiny of Uttarakhand's liquor procurement and distribution framework confirmed the relevant market as wholesale procurement of branded alcoholic beverages in the State, with separate distribution markets for Garhwal and Kumaun. Applying statutory dominance factors, the Commission found the licensed intermediary and regional distributors held effective monopoly power because the regime excluded competition and made downstream participants dependent on them. It further held that arbitrary procurement, partial denial of market access, and one-sided clauses on disposal, penalties, termination and recall amounted to abuse of dominance under Section 4. Liability was imposed on the procurement entity, while the regional distributors were not found independently liable on the record. en-us Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:20:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468827 Competition law scrutiny of Uttarakhand's liquor procurement and distribution framework confirmed the relevant market as wholesale procurement of branded alcoholic beverages in the State, with separate distribution markets for Garhwal and Kumaun. Applying statutory dominance factors, the Commission found the licensed intermediary and regional distributors held effective monopoly power because the regime excluded competition and made downstream participants dependent on them. It further held that arbitrary procurement, partial denial of market access, and one-sided clauses on disposal, penalties, termination and recall amounted to abuse of dominance under Section 4. Liability was imposed on the procurement entity, while the regional distributors were not found independently liable on the record. Case-Laws Law of Competition Tue, 30 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468827