Order under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002

1. The present information has been filed by M/s HT Media Limited ('the informant') under section 19(1) (a) of the Competition Act, 2002 ('the Act') against M/s Super Cassettes Industries Limited ('the opposite party') alleging inter alia contravention of the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of the Act.

Facts

2. Factual matrix, as unfolded in the information, may be briefly noted.

3. The informant claims to be one of the leading media companies in India. As per the informant, apart from being engaged in the business of print media under the aegis of 'Hindustan Times', it has diversified its ambit into electronic media and has launched an FM radio channel called Fever 104, which is currently operational in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. It is stated that Fever 104 largely plays Bollywood film music and since its coming into operation in Delhi (October 2006), Mumbai (January 2007) and Kolkata (January 2008), it has developed a strong listenership in these metros.

4. It is averred that the opposite party, known under the brand name of T-Series, was founded by the late Shri Gulshan Kumar and is engaged in manufacture, production