| 2017-TIOLCORP-49-CCI
Delhi Jal Board And Grasim Industries Ltd
Whether two or more entities of the same group, separately bidding in the same tender, should represent themselves as independent decision making centers and independent options for procurement - YES: CCI
Whether therefore, any argument to the effect that bids are separate but the prices are decided by the same person, without the knowledge of the procurer, could not be used to escape the provisions of law and hence, amounts to manipulating the price discovery process of public procurement - YES: CCI
Whether though supply of PAC was not disrupted or stopped by the bidders, still there is an appreciable adverse effect on competition - YES: CCI
Whether bids quoted pursuant to a collusive action by the bidders, cannot ascertain the most competitive price and thus, causes loss to the public exchequer - YES: CCI
- Order passed u/s 27: CCI | 
