On 1 December 2022, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
(NCLAT) disposed of appeals filed against the Competition
Commission of India's (CCI) order1 which found a few
tyre manufacturers guilty of cartelisation (Order) and remanded the
matter back to the CCI for review.2
Background
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), through a reference
dated 16 December 2013, informed the CCI that tyre manufacturers
may have engaged in anti-competitive practices. The CCI formed a
prima facie view on 24 June 2014 after considering the
reference and directed the office of the Director General (DG) to
investigate the allegations. Besides the tyre manufacturers, the
CCI's prima facie order directed investigation against
the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA).