'Not substantiated': CCI drops JSW Paints' plea against Asian Paints

JSW Paints also told CCI that Asian Paints allegedly also pressurised enterprises that provided infrastructure facilities like warehouses to JSW Paints to not stock products of JSW Paints

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has disposed of JSW Paints plea, which stated that Asian Paints blocked its entry into the decorative paints segment.

The antitrust body stated, in its order dated September 8, that, “The commission is of the view that the balance is not tilted towards JSW Paints. Asian Paints has been able to demonstrate that some of its conduct or practices adopted via the dealers were in furtherance of its terms of doing business with such dealers. It was not to keep JSW Paints away from the market.”

JSW Paints had gone to CCI in 2019 and