CCI resolved 669 cases in last 8 years

MUMBAI: The anti-trust regulator, Competition Commission of India ( CCI) has resolved 669 cases in the past eight years, a top commission official said on Friday.

In the fiscal 2017, the commission issued 167 prima facie orders.“The commission has received 895 anti-trust cases since its inception eight years ago, mostly relating to sectors like petrochemical, real estate, railways and public procurement,” chairperson of CCI Devender Kumar Sikri said here at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

“The commission has already resolved 669 cases so far and some of them, those related to sectors like coal and public procurement in particular, have made some impact too,” he said.