https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795573 Exclusive supply arrangements for stainless-steel slabs and hot rolled coils require evidence of input foreclosure, denial of supply, entry barriers, consumer harm or appreciable adverse effect on competition before they amount to exclusive dealing or refusal to deal. Captive long-term take-or-pay arrangements do not establish a contravention where domestic and international alternative sources remain available. Downstream dominance in the CRSS market does not by itself establish denial of market access without evidence of production constraints, competitive disadvantage or exclusion. Voluntary, non-binding customer programmes with no exclusivity, minimum purchase obligations or penalties do not demonstrate customer lock-in or abusive foreclosure where customers may procure from competing suppliers. en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:36:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795573 Exclusive supply arrangements for stainless-steel slabs and hot rolled coils require evidence of input foreclosure, denial of supply, entry barriers, consumer harm or appreciable adverse effect on competition before they amount to exclusive dealing or refusal to deal. Captive long-term take-or-pay arrangements do not establish a contravention where domestic and international alternative sources remain available. Downstream dominance in the CRSS market does not by itself establish denial of market access without evidence of production constraints, competitive disadvantage or exclusion. Voluntary, non-binding customer programmes with no exclusivity, minimum purchase obligations or penalties do not demonstrate customer lock-in or abusive foreclosure where customers may procure from competing suppliers. Case-Laws Law of Competition Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=795573