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2013 (5) TMI 168 - COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIAAnti-Competitive Agreement - The informant had produced a feature film by the title 'Vishwaroopam'. The informant as an innovative and pioneering step and to take advantage of exhibition of film via (DTH) platform, wanted to premiere the movie through DTH service providers. It is stated in the information that out of total number of theatres (1134) in Tamil Nadu, 698 theatres were members of the opposite party association. Resolution was passed by the opposite party not to lend co-operation for screening of any film that is released even before it comes to the theatre, through DTH or any other technology.' Held that - The impugned resolution was an anti-competitive agreement amongst the theatre owners in Tamil Nadu since the resolution limited and controlled the market of exhibition of films and use of technical development in exhibition of feature films and in contravention of the provisions of section 3(1) read with section 3(3)(b) of the Act. The Commission, therefore, directs the DG under section 26(1) of the Act to cause an investigation to be made into the matter and submit the report to the Commission within 60 days.
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