ORDER :

1. Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), the Appellant in this case is aggrieved by the order dated 27.7.2015 of the Competition Commission of India (hereafter referred to as, ‘the Commission’) passed under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002 (for short, ‘the Act’). The Commission found that the conduct of the Appellant, the Karnataka Television Association (KTVA) and the Kannada Film Producers Association (KFPA) resulted in limiting and restricting the market of dubbed films/serials in Kannada language and was in contravention of Section 3(1) read with Section 3(3)(b) of the Act. The Commission directed the Appellant, KTVA and KFPA to cease and desist from indulging in practices found to be anti-competitive and to bring out a Competition Compliance Manual to educate their members about the competition law principles and play an active role in creating awareness among their members of the provisions of the Act through competition advocacy. Further, a penalty of Rs. 16,82,204 was imposed on the Appellant. Penalty of Rs. 1,74,293 and Rs. 1,68,124 was imposed on KTVA and KFPA respectively.

2. The Appellant is an association of film producers, distributors and theatre ow