Fair trade regulator the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered on March 15, an investigation against Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) for various anti-competitive provisions in its agreement with dealers.
It was alleged that HMSI had perpetuated tie-in arrangements, imposed resale price maintenance and maintained a discount control mechanism through the standard form of dealership agreement.
After finding prima-facie evidence of competition norm violations, the watchdog has decided to carry out a detailed probe against the company.
The CCI noted that prima -facie a case of contravention of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition Act is made out against the company.
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