Competition Law
|National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
Natural Justice in CCI Proceedings | Mandatory Notice Before Deviating from DG's Findings Under Competition Act : NCLAT
NCLAT quashes CCI's penalty order for violating principles of natural justice by imposing Rs. 301.61 crore penalty without notifying the appellant of its intent to differ from the Director General's report. The ruling reinforces that regulatory bodies must afford parties a fair hearing before departing from investigative findings, impacting all competition law proceedings.