CCI has directed multiplex-major PVR to publish details of the
proposed combination relating to acquisition of film exhibition
business of DLF Utilities Limited ("DUL") in the
prescribed format within 10 working days of the direction, under
Section 29(2) of the Act.
Shorn of details, the combination entails acquisition of 39
cinema screens (29 existing and 10 upcoming) of DUL by PVR along
with infrastructure and operations associated with these cinema
screens. Horizontal overlaps in the proposed combination involve
cinema exhibition screens in multiplexes in Delhi NCR as well as
Chandigarh regions.
Such publication is the only instance where CCI has expressed
the apprehension that the proposed combination causes or is likely
to cause appreciable affect on competition in the market. Upon
publication of the details of the notice, the CCI may also invite
any person or member of the public, affected or likely to be
affected by the said combination, to file his written
