CCI Imposes Rs 2.7 Crore Penalty On 3 Companies For Rigging Tender [Read Order]

The Competition Commission of India held three companies liable for bid-rigging in tender for conducting tree-census in Pune and imposed a penalty of Rs. 2.7 crore on them. Background The Pune Municipal Corporation (OP-4) had been directed by the Bombay HC in PIL No.93/2009 to carry out geo-enabled tree census under the provisions of Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation...