Violation of Direction issued by Director General is caused to penalty under section 43 of CCI Act 2002

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.S.PATIL

W.P.No 19760/2011 &

W.P.No 20485-89/2011 C/w

W.P.No 19759/2011 (GM-RES)

IN W.P.No 19760/2011 &

W.P.No 20485-89/2011:

BETWEEN

1. Sri A.K. Jeevan

S/o Kushalappa

2. Sri K. E. Prakash

S/o Eshwarappa

3. D. S. Guddoagi

S/o Shanmukappa ……………..PETITIONER

And

1. Competition Commission of India

Incorporated under the Competition Act 2002

2. The Director General Competition of India

Office at ‘B’ Wind, HUDCO Vishala…………RESPONDENT

                                Write Petition No 19760/2011 & Write Petition No 20485-89/2011 are filed under  Article 226 & 227 of the constitution of India, praying to quash the notice dated 23.05.2011issued by the 2^nd Respondent  vide D, D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 dated 15.03.2011and etc.

                                Write Petition No 19759/2011 filed under Article 226 & 227 praying to quash the notice dated 23.05.2011 issued by the respondent No 2vide annexure D and etc.

ORDER

1. W.P.NO 19759/2011 is filed by the Karnataka Chemist s and Druggists  Association, Bangalore , challenging the notice dated 23.05.2011 issued by the 2^nd respondent –the –Director General , Competition of India, New Delhi vide annexure D thereby calling upon the petitioner to submit the Balance Sheet, Profit and loss Account (Income and Expenditure Statement ) of the association for the last 3 years so that the same could be available to the Commission to which the matter pertaining to the Investigation.