Recently, the Competition Commission of India, in
Meru Travel Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Uber India Systems
Pvt. Ltd. and others1, assessed the
competition concerns in cab aggregators' market. Meru filed
an information against Uber, alleging contravention of the
provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition Act, 2002. The
contentions state that Uber is dominant in the market for radio
taxi services in Delhi-NCR and has abused its position by restoring
to predatory pricing to drive out the competitors.
The Commission, after assessing the contentions of Meru and
Uber, vide its order dated 10.02.2016, pronounced that the market
is competitive and Uber is not dominant2. Aggrieved by
the same, the Informant filed an appeal before the hon'ble
COMPAT praying to set aside CCI's order. COMPAT, vide its
order dated 07.12.2016, directed the Director General to
investigate the matter and submit the report to the
Commission3. Further, Uber challenged COMPAT's
decision before the
