The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has pronounced judgement, in a series of appeals preferred by DLF Limited and all appeals have been dismissed by the COMPAT..The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has pronounced judgement, in a series of appeals preferred by DLF Limited and all appeals have been dismissed by the COMPAT..DLF had appealed against the interim stay order issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on September 20, 2010 restraining it from cancelling certain allotments made in its luxury apartments (Belaire and Park Place) in Gurgaon..Speaking with Bar and Bench, Economic Laws Practice Partner Samir Gandhi stated, “The COMPAT rejected DLF’s contentions and refused to vacate the interim stay ordered by the CCI and has not made any opinion on the merits of the case. In doing so, it has also noted that it is not interfering in the ongoing CCI investigation in this matter and that the CCI is at liberty to examine afresh all the issues raised by DLF during the course of its investigation”..Economic Laws Practice (ELP) was counsel to the CCI, with Partners Tarun Gulati and Samir Gandhi being assisted by Neil Hildreth and Rahul Rai..Senior Advocate Ashok Desai appearing for DLF and was briefed by Advocate Ravinder Narain of Rajinder Narain and Co..Advocate M.L. Lahoty appeared for the apartment owners association (the complainants- homeowners associations)..DLF had on earlier occasions approached the COMPAT and the Delhi High Court respectively, challenging the CCI’s actions on various grounds, but its plea’s for the Courts and the COMPAT to intervene in the CCI’s investigation have been consistently turned down.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has pronounced judgement, in a series of appeals preferred by DLF Limited and all appeals have been dismissed by the COMPAT..The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has pronounced judgement, in a series of appeals preferred by DLF Limited and all appeals have been dismissed by the COMPAT..DLF had appealed against the interim stay order issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on September 20, 2010 restraining it from cancelling certain allotments made in its luxury apartments (Belaire and Park Place) in Gurgaon..Speaking with Bar and Bench, Economic Laws Practice Partner Samir Gandhi stated, “The COMPAT rejected DLF’s contentions and refused to vacate the interim stay ordered by the CCI and has not made any opinion on the merits of the case. In doing so, it has also noted that it is not interfering in the ongoing CCI investigation in this matter and that the CCI is at liberty to examine afresh all the issues raised by DLF during the course of its investigation”..Economic Laws Practice (ELP) was counsel to the CCI, with Partners Tarun Gulati and Samir Gandhi being assisted by Neil Hildreth and Rahul Rai..Senior Advocate Ashok Desai appearing for DLF and was briefed by Advocate Ravinder Narain of Rajinder Narain and Co..Advocate M.L. Lahoty appeared for the apartment owners association (the complainants- homeowners associations)..DLF had on earlier occasions approached the COMPAT and the Delhi High Court respectively, challenging the CCI’s actions on various grounds, but its plea’s for the Courts and the COMPAT to intervene in the CCI’s investigation have been consistently turned down.
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