NANDAN KUMAR Vs. ASSOCIATION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS (INDIA)

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Order under Section 26(2) of the Competition Act, 2002.

(2.) SHRI Nandan Kumar (the "Informant") has filed the instant information under section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 (the "Act") against the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (OP 1), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd., (OP 2), Yashoda Hospital (OP 3) and all the members of Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (OP 4) alleging, inter alia, the formation of cartel and abuse of dominance by OP 1 in violation of section 3 and 4 of the Act in the matter. Facts of the case, as stated in the information, may be briefly noted:

(3.) IN additional information, submitted by the Informant, no new issue is raised except the submission that the present case is certainly a contract related issue between CGHS and hospitals but also involves the issue of competition as there is an action by the service providers against a class of consumers. It is stated that the issue involved in the present case is first a competition issue and then a contractual issue.