Mr. S. Chakravarthy Dr., Member—This enquiry commenced on an application filed by the Director General of Investigation and Registration [DG for brief] under Section 36B(c) of the MRTP Act, 1969 alleging that the respondents named above namely Hero Honda Motors Limited (R-1), Venkateshwara Motors (R-2), Lakshmi Motors (R-3) and Mody Motors (R-4) have indulged in certain unfair trade practices attracting the provisions of Section 36A(1)(iv) and (vi) and Section 36A(3)(b) of the Act. The averments in the application of the Director General are summarised herein below.

2. Hero Honda Motors Limited, R-l, is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in the manufacture and sale of Hero Honda Motor Cycles. R-2, R-3 and R-4 are the dealers of R-l in the territory of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in the State of Andhra Pradesh and are engaged in the business of dealing in Hero Honda Motor Cycles. In order to promote the sale of Hero Honda Motor Cycles, the respondents launched a Scheme under the caption:

"ON A HERO HONDA

ZOOM TOWARDS EXCITEMENT

FABULOUS PRIZES

EVEN A NEW MARUTI 800

THE NO COMPARISON BIKE"

3. The Scheme details were advertised in the newspapers and one s