INDUSLAW | THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS REGULATION: CCI GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE BCCI

Published On: 01/12/2017

Practice Area: Competition Law

Authors:

Avimukt Dar

Shreya Suri

In an order dated November 29, 2017 (the 'Order'), the Competition Commission of India (the 'Commission') found the Board of Control for Cricket (the 'BCCI') guilty of abusing its dominant position in contravention of the provisions of Section 4(2)(c) (denial of market access) of the Competition Act, 2002 (the 'Act') for entering into an anti-competitive agreement in relation to media rights with the broadcasters of the Indian Premier League (the 'IPL').

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THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS REGULATION: CCI GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE BCCI