{"id":55744,"date":"2026-04-30T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&#038;p=55744"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:00:55","slug":"cm-and-sam-secure-closure-of-cci-proceedings-against-bookmyshow-in-online-movie-ticketing-case","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/cm-and-sam-secure-closure-of-cci-proceedings-against-bookmyshow-in-online-movie-ticketing-case\/","title":{"rendered":"C&amp;M and SAM secure closure of CCI proceedings against BookMyShow in online movie ticketing case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"left\"><strong>Chandhiok &amp; Mahajan\u00a0and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, successfully defended\u00a0BookMyShow\u00a0before the Competition Commission of India which closed proceedings brought against BookMyShow in relation to allegations of abuse of dominant position in the market for online intermediation services for booking of movie tickets in India.\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">The Commission concluded that, despite BookMyShow holding a dominant position in the\u00a0<i>&#8216;market for online intermediation services for booking of movie tickets in India,&#8217;<\/i>\u00a0there was no evidence of contravention of the Competition Act, 2002. 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