Competition Law update April 2019

On April 10, 2019, the Delhi High Court handed down a significant judgement on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (Act). Various car manufacturing companies had approached the Delhi High Court raising a constitutional challenge against certain provisions after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had imposed heavy fines on the companies for abusive conduct in the aftermarket of spare parts. The core issues identified by the High Court and its finding on each of them is summarized below