State liquor controls don't bar CCI cartel investigation, Indian court rules
By Freny Patel ( September 21, 2026, 08:06 GMT | Insight) -- India’s antitrust watchdog has been cleared to pursue a liquor-cartel investigation after the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that extensive state regulation doesn’t shield distillers from scrutiny over alleged bid rigging.State regulation of India’s liquor industry does not shield private distillers from antitrust scrutiny, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled, clearing the Competition Commission of India, or CCI, to resume a long-running cartel investigation....
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