New
Delhi: The
Competition Commission of India (CCI) said on Thursday it will take a decision
on whether to probe alleged cartelisation among airlines in fixing air fares
after getting more information on the issue. CCI has also sought information
from the petroleum ministry on alleged oil price carterlisation.
CCI chairman Ashok Chawla
said: “We have asked the petroleum ministry to give us information on the way
the sector works and how all of them arrive at similar prices. We are awaiting
their response.”
On the issue of
cartelisation in air fares, as alleged by Captain Gopinath, former head of Air
Deccan and the pioneer of low-cost airlines in the country, Chawla said: “The
commission has taken note of the statement. So, we have asked him to share
whatever information he has... He has asked for a meeting (with me). We are
awaiting further inputs from him before we look into the matter.”
In recent times, the fair
trade regulator has imposed penalties on some industry associations, such as
cement, pharmaceutical, LPG cylinders and film producers associations. It has
also dismissed cases brought forward by tyre associations, among others.
Commenting on the current
competition law, Chawla said they are “reasonably robust and quite aggressive”.
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