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ABUSE OF DOMINANCE – MONSANTO

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Government of India (‘ MOA & FW’ ) - Informant And M/s Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Limited (‘ MMBL’ ) - Opposite Party No.1 [1] WITH Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. (‘ NSL’ ) – Informant 1, Prabhat Agri Biotech Ltd. (‘ PABL’ ) – Informant2 and Pravardhan Seeds Pvt. Ltd. (‘ PSPL’ ) – Informant 3 AND Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Limited ( MMBL ) - Opposite Party No.1, Monsanto Inc, USA ( MIU )- Opposite Party No. 2, Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company ( MAHYCO )- Opposite Party No. 3, Monsanto Holdings Private Limited ( MHPL )- Opposite Party No. 4 [2] Monsanto, engaged in the activities of developing and licensing of Genetically Modified (GM) trait of Bt cotton hybrid seeds and sublicensing of Bt cotton technology in India, had made headlines, for abusing its dominant position in the market. The Competition Commission of India (“ CCI ”), on receiving informatio...