LANDMARK CASE

Competition Commission of India v. Steel Authority of India

(2010) 10 SCC 744 · Supreme Court of India · Competition law

At a glance

Citation: (2010) 10 SCC 744
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Competition law
In one line: No. A direction to investigate is administrative, and no hearing is needed at that stage.

1 Facts

SAIL challenged a CCI direction to investigate it without being heard.

2 Issue

Is the CCI's direction to investigate appealable, and must notice be given?

3 What the court decided

No. A direction to investigate is administrative, and no hearing is needed at that stage.

4 Why it matters

Shaped the procedure of the CCI.

5 Think about it

Why is no hearing required at that stage?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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