Are you still being charged more by the Multiplexes for cold drinks???
Multiplexes cannot over charge for cold drinks, etc ." directed by Competition Commission of India in a case UTPE-99/2009 & RTPE-16/2009 on 23 rd May 2011 under Section 27 of the Competition Act: 1) M/s Inox Leisure Limited and M/s Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd are directed to immediately stop from charging discriminatory prices from the customers. 2) The discriminatory conditions mentioned in the agreement dated 10.06.2008 and any other subsequent agreement to this effect be changed immediately to allow other competitors of the same product within the premises of multiplex owned by ILL. 3) A penalty of 5% of the average of the turnover for the last three preceding financial years is imposed upon M/s ILL and HCCBPL for deliberately entering into exclusive supply agreement to foreclose the competition and driving the competitors out of the market. The above directions have been issued on two separate compl...