The Madras High Court on Friday asked the fair trade watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) not to take any action against luxury car maker BMW, as it (the Court) decided to hear the carmaker's plea along with other car manufacturers’ petitions against the CCI Order.
In August 2014, CCI slapped a combined penalty of Rs 2,554 crore on 14 car makers including BMW (Rs 20.41 crore) for failing to sell spare parts in the open market. The watchdog said it wanted to make the components market more broad based, user friendly and less expensive for consumers.