Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Cases against Firms
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020 [MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)]

## CASES AGAINST FIRMS

## QUESTION

220. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Competition Commission of India has registered cases against various firms in the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details of such cases and action taken against the firms during each of the last five years, firms/company-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE        (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS वित् त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज् र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाकु र )

(a) & (b): The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has registered cases against various firms in the country.  Details are as under: -

| Year    |   Total number of cases noticed |   Order passed under Section 26(1) |   Order passed under Section 26(2) & Other |   No. of DG Investiga- tion completed |   Number of cases disposed by passing Order & penalty imposed under Section 27 |   Penalty imposed u/s 27 (Rs. in Crores) |
|---------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                             128 |                                 41 |                                         73 |                                    34 |                                                                             12 |                                  2580.75 |
| 2015-16 |                             121 |                                 23 |                                         97 |                                    32 |                                                                             10 |                                  1495.2  |
| 2016-17 |                             161 |                                100 |                                         68 |                                    23 |                                                                              4 |                                   208.39 |
| 2017-18 |                              72 |                                 23 |                                         54 |                                    36 |                                                                             12 |                                   432.22 |
| 2018-19 |                              68 |                                 22 |                                         48 |                                    51 |                                                                             21 |                                   356.46 |
| TOTAL   |                             550 |                                209 |                                        340 |                                   176 |                                                                             59 |                                  5073.02 |

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