Competition Commission of India vs Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd.

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2025 Supreme(SC) 810

VIKRAM NATH, PRASANNA B. VARALE
Competition Commission of India – Appellant
Versus
Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. An Haksar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Saurabh S Sinha, Adv. Ms. Chitra Y Parande, Adv. Mr. Gautam Prabhakar, Adv. Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, AOR Mr. Amit Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arjun Krishnan, AOR Mr. Anand S Pathak, Adv. Mr. Shashank Gautam, Adv. Ms. Sreemoyee Deb, Adv. Ms. Anubhuti Mishra, Adv. Mr. Soham Goswami, Adv. Ms. Nandini Sharma, Adv. Ms. Anisha Bothra, Adv. Ms. Aashana Manocha, Adv. Mr. Abhijeet Singh, Adv. Mr. Saksham Dhingra, Adv. Mr. Rishabh Sharma, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Percival Billimoria, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Rahul Goel, Adv. Ms. Anu Monga, Adv. Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Adv. Mr. Ankur Saigal, Adv. Mr. Victor Das, Adv. Mr. Himanshu Saraswat, Adv. Mr. Yash Jain, Adv. Ms. Aditi Sharma, Adv. Ms. Kriti Khatri, Adv. Ms. Rachita Sood, Adv. Mr. Tushar Bathija, Adv. Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR Mr. Arjun Krishnan, AOR Mr. A N Haksar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Saurabh Sinha, Adv. Ms. Chitra Y Parande, Adv. Mr. Gautam Prabhakar, Adv. Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, AOR

Table of Content
1. overview of competition act's balance (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. statutory provisions on dominance (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10)
3. factual background of parties and agreements (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
4. findings from director general's investigation (Para 17 , 18 , 19)
5. compat's ruling on penalty (Para 20)
6. parties' requests for reliefs (Para 21)
7. contentions from parties on dominant market behavior (Para 22 , 23 , 24)
8. issues for adjudication outlined (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30)
9. analysis of target-discount scheme (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34)
10. assessment of functional discount scheme (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44)
11. evaluation of long-term tubing supply agreement (Para 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50)
12. investigation of tying or bundling claims (Para 51 , 52 , 53)
13. necessity of effects-based analysis (Para 54 , 55 , 56)
14. procedural fairness and cross-examination rights (Para 57 , 58 , 59 , 60)
15. conclusion on competition law enforcement principles (Para 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66)
16. final judgment on the appeals (Para 67 , 68 , 69 , 70)
17. effects-based considerations are crucial for evaluating competitive practices in law. (Para 76 , 79)

JUDGMENT

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2025 Supreme(SC) 810

VIKRAM NATH, PRASANNA B. VARALECompetition Commission of India – AppellantVersusSchott Glass India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent

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VIKRAM NATH, PRASANNA B. VARALE
Competition Commission of India – Appellant
Versus
Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent