CCI dismisses complaints against Ansal Properties,Puri Constru

Fair trade regulator CCI has dismissed complaints filed against realty players Ansal Properties & Infrastructure and Puri Constructions.
In the case of Ansal Properties, the watchdog said the dispute raised did not come under the ambit of competition regulations.
The complaint pertained to the company not complying with an order passed by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (DCDRF) in New Delhi, on a dispute related to booking of a flat in Haryana.
The forum had asked the company to pay a certain amount after it was complained that flat was allotted at a different place instead of the area mentioned during booking.

In its order, dated June 25 and released today, CCI said the allegation against the company for non-compliance of the order passed by DCDRF in August 2013 "does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Commission under the (Competition) Act".
"The dispute raised by the informant is basically a consumer related issue and does not come under the ambit of the Act. The issue raised therein do not involve any issues which contravenes the provisions of the Act," the order said.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) also noted that the informant has not provided any cogent material to highlight any contravention of competition norms.

In another case, a complaint had been filed against Puri Constructions alleging that the firm indulged in unfair business practices with respect to a property in Gurgaon.
For this case, CCI considered market of 'services for development and sale of residential units in Gurgaon' as the relevant one.
"In the present case, based on the information available in public domain, it appears that there are many other real estate developers such as DLF, Emaar MGF, Central Park, Supertech, Vatika Group etc which are operating in the relevant market and competing with each other.
"Presence of such players with comparable projects in the relevant market indicates that the buyers have options to choose from other developers in the relevant market. Available information does not indicate that the opposite party (Puri Constructions) is in a positon to operate independently of competitive forces prevailing in the relevant market," the order, dated June 24 and released today, said.