borne by the customers. It is observed that there is difference
in MRP of more than 100% the details of which can be found ... report. Thus, charging exorbitantly higher MRP, HCCBPL has abused its
position dominance in the relevant market. This has also been
confirmed from the statements
retailers. The manufacturers are required to
declare the Maximum Retail Price ('MRP') and get the same approved by the relevant
Government Department. However ... fees, and wholesalers' and retailers' margin form part of the MRP
of Beer to be sold in a particular State. Since the taxation
executive committee directed its retailer member not to give discount on
the MRP in the sale of medicines to consumers. The directives issued ... prices of drugs by
prohibiting its retailer members from giving discounts on MRP and
controlled and limited the production/supply of medicines and the market
procurer of disposable
syringes, deliberately printed a higher Maximum Retail Price ('MRP') on the
disposable syringes of Becton Dickinson India (P) Ltd. being ... house
pharmacy of Max Patparganj, in comparison to the MRP printed on the same product
of Becton Dickinson India (P) Ltd. being sold
value is determined by
MMBL on the basis of Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of 450 gm seed packet
(hereinafter 'per packet'), in advance ... started charging Rs.148.15/- per packet on an MRP of
Rs.750/- per packet as trait value.
Ref. Case No. 02/2015 & Case
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maximum retail price (hereinafter, 'MRP') of their respective zinc-carbon dry cell
batteries to improve their sale realisations ... information. They used all this
to mutually agree on the price increases (MRP). They also decided
implementation modalities of price increase which included deciding
ILPL with printed Maximum Retail price (hereinafter referred to as "MRP") of
Rs. 20.00 and Rs. 40.00 respectively, whereas, it is supplying ... same products to
other sellers in the prevailing market with printed MRP of Rs. 10.00 and Rs. 25.00
respectively. The HCCBPL has been printing inflated
piece as per the Maximum Retail
Price (MRP) marked on it. Further, it is stated that when the Informant had
again purchased the same product ... Ashok Vihar, Delhi he was charged only Rs.10/- per piece
against MRP of Rs.11.50/-. As per the Informant, both the products were
Therefore, DG observed
that it implies that the manufacturer while deciding the MRP of the drugs
cannot fix the prices without providing for the agreed ... retailer and the other, resulting in drugs being generally sold on the MRP.
11.3.4 As per DG, since the consumers have no choice, the retailers
price quoted by OP-2 was almost double the
Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of the same machine marketed and
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justified its bid price on the basis of MRP of the product and the
accompanying accessories and annual maintenance charges
