By Freny Patel ( May 25, 2026, 10:16 GMT | Insight) -- Antitrust allegations against the Kerala State Beverages Corporation, which enjoys exclusive control over the procurement and wholesale distribution of alcohol in the state of Kerala, have been dismissed by India's antitrust tribunal. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal upheld the order of the Competition Commission of India, ruling that the company's liquor procurement system followed objective commercial criteria and that complainants failed to provide evidence of market abuse or discrimination.Antitrust allegations against the Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation, or KSBC, have been dismissed by India's antitrust tribunal, which ruled that the corporation’s procurement processes were based on objective commercial criteria rather than an abuse of its monopsony power....
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