While the real estate industry bodies, both CREDAI and NAREDCO, have approached the CCI alleging cement cartels hoarding to inflate prices, a CRISIL report says India’s cement demand has grown at a slow pace of 3% during April-October 2011.
The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) today stayed the Rs.630 crore penalty imposed by fair trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) on realty major DLF over alleged abuse of dominant market position.
DLF has sold a 28-acre plot in Gurgaon to M3M India for Rs.440 crore, in the first among many such big-ticket sales it has lined up this fiscal to bring down mounting debt.
DLF is planning to move the Competition Appellate Tribunal by early next week, to appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) order imposing Rs.630-crore penalty on the firm.
Delivery delays, mismatch in area, changes in structure or designs in a project and developers going back on other promises have been quite common. These issues have given rise to consumer activism, in courts and outside. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapping a fine of INR 630 crore on DLF gave some hope to the buyers.
Track2Realty Exclusive: Cause of the dissatisfied home buyers may be legitimate, ways to get means may not be. Home buyers overt activism, often to the extent of blackmailing the builders, taking to the streets and media trial before even the case is filed in the court has not gone down well with the system. So much so that even Competition Commission of India (CCI) has become careful in its order to investigate the frivolous complaints against the developers.
Track2Realty: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has modified the agreement between DLF group and apartment owners in its two projects in Gurgaon for abuse of dominance, sending a strong message to realtors indulging in such practices.
Track2Realty-Agencies: Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected a complaint of alleged abuse of market dominance against real estate major DLF, related to a housing project in Chennai.
Track2Realty: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has strongly objected to the reported statement of Ashok Chawla, Chairman, Competition Commission of India (CCI) who has openly favored FDI in Retail.
Track2Realty-Agencies: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved a real estate deal between global private equity giant Blackstone Group and Pune-based realty firm Embassy Group. The proposed deal involves Blackstone and Embassy Group having joint control over an entity engaged in the business of development and management of commercial and office space and related activities.