CCI has explained the laws to an individual who filled a case against the India’s largest utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra on the grounds of late delivery of the vehicle under the CCI act. CCI (Competition Commission of India) stated that not getting the delivery of the vehicle on time is not the matter of jurisdiction of the said act but it comes under consumer protection act and the petitioner should file the case under this act. The case was filled by Sanjeev Pandey of Rajasthan state with an appeal against Mahindra & Mahindra for not delivering vehicle named Mahindra XUV 500, which was booked by him.
The petitioner was blaming the company for delivering the vehicle only in metros and certain other states except in Rajasthan. He also added further that the consumers of the area were forced to buy this vehicle from Delhi, Haryana or Punjab and were forced to pay additional local taxes for the car. In his regards this was an exploitation of the general consumers. The commission however dismissed the case on the grounds of misunderstanding and confusion with the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
The main aim of the act is to curb the anti competitive practices to discourage adverse competitive measures and to sustain competition in the markets of India. CCI stated that the case had no prime face and the case has been referred to DG for further investigation. It was a case which was fit for closure under section 26(2) of the Act. In this case, the informant has failed to get any support from the Act as the main grievance of the informant was of not getting the delivery of the said vehicle from the dealer in time which cannot be entertained under this Act.
CCI has explained the laws to an individual who filled a case against the India’s largest utility vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra on the grounds of late delivery of the vehicle under the CCI act. CCI (Competition Commission of India) stated that not getting the delivery of the vehicle on time is not the matter of jurisdiction of the said act but it comes under consumer protection act and the petitioner should file the case under this act. The case was filled by Sanjeev Pandey of Rajasthan state with an appeal against Mahindra & Mahindra for not delivering vehicle named Mahindra XUV 500, which was booked by him.
