Dispute relating to non-receipt of monthly rent is contractual in nature, outside purview of Competition Act: CCI

Case Details: Kuldeep Dahiya v. Nishad N.P. - [2021] 132 taxmann.com 93 (CCI)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

• • Ashok Kumar Gupta, Chairperson
  • Ms. Sangeeta Verma and Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, Member

Facts of the Case

In the given case, the informant had made an investment in a hospitality project of OP namely, ‘Way One Resort LLP’, and OP agreed to pay a monthly rent of Rs.14 thousand and approx. 1 percent of built-up area in a said project to informant.

CCI Held

The Information was filed by the informant alleging violation of sections 3 and 4 on the ground that neither he received monthly return nor refund of money. However, the issue projected by an informant in instant information did not reveal any competition issue and same appeared to be purely individual consumer/contractual in nature, and as such remedies lie elsewhere. Thus, the matter was to be closed in terms of provisions contained in section 26(2).