IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, MR. SYAM KUMAR V.M., JJ
JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS STAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED) – Appellant
Versus
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. intra court appeal under sec. 5 of the kerala high court act. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. sipl as a dominant broadcaster in the market. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. disputes over price discrimination and treatment in broadcasting. (Para 10 , 12) |
| 4. contentions and submissions from both parties. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. jurisdiction and application of the comp. act. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. final directions and order affirming single bench judgement. (Para 86) |
JUDGMENT
[W.A.No.1551 of 2025]
SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI
1. The present intra court appeal, under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act, 1958 assails the judgment dated 28.05.2025 passed in WP(c) No.29767 of 2022 whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant has been dismissed.
2. The appellant herein is the original writ petitioner (for short, ‘OWP’). Through the judgment under challenge, the Single Bench has affirmed the order passed underSec. 26(1) of The Competition Act, 2002 (for short, ‘Comp. Act’), whereby The Competition Commission of India (for short, ‘CCI’) has videParas 20 and21 directed the Director General (for short, ‘DG’) to cause an investigation to be made into the information/ complaints filed by Asianet Digital Network
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