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6. The Commission has carefully perused the information filed by the Informant and the documents annexed. The Informant is aggrieved by insertion of a clause in the tender document for procurement of MOT and MGPS by the Opposite Parties herein whereby and where under the vendors found guilty of contravention of the provisions of Competition Act, 2002 were debarred from participating in the tenders.

7. The Opposite Parties, in this case, are buyers /consumers, and a purchaser / buyer has right to prescribe such terms and conditions for purchase of commodities in the market which it considers apt. A restraint prescribed in the tender document which is applicable uniformly can never be construed as discriminatory or unfair. It is a reasonable practice followed by the Opposite Parties to safe guard their interest and also the interest of the public at large.