CTVN and Channel 10 telecasted Mahabharat TV serial in dubbed form in Bangla language in the State of West Bengal. The co-ordination committee comprising film and TV entities in the State banned the telecast of the dubbe
CS Professional · Multidisciplinary Case Studies · PYQS · June 2019
CTVN and Channel 10 telecasted Mahabharat TV serial in dubbed form in Bangla language in the State of West Bengal. The co-ordination committee comprising film and TV entities in the State banned the telecast of the dubbed version of the serial contending that it was affecting the TV and film industry of the State. CTVN and Channel 10 intend to contest the ban before the Competition Commission of India. Discuss whether: The act of banning of the TV serial amounts to violation of the provisions of section 3(3)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002?
Answer & Explanation:
The act of the Commission Committee deprives the consumers of exercising their choice. Its act definitely caused harm to consumers by depriving them from watching the dubbed serial on TV channel. It also hindered competition in the market by barring dubbed TV serials from exhibition on TV channels in the State. Such acts or conduct also limit supply of serial clubbed in Bangla which amounts to violation of the provisions of Section 3(3)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002.
Topics: Competition Law
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