Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Represents BookMyShow in CCI Abuse of Dominance Proceedings

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Big Tree Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (BookMyShow) in proceedings before the Competition Commission of India (CCI) relating to allegations of abuse of dominance in the market for online intermediation services for booking movie tickets in India.

The proceedings commenced in 2022 when the CCI directed the Director General to investigate BookMyShow’s commercial arrangements with cinemas. In its final order dated 12 March 2026, the CCI recognised BookMyShow as dominant in the relevant market but found no contravention of the Competition Act, 2002, holding that the company had not discriminated between single-screen cinemas and multiplexes. The Commission also found that practices relating to seat reservation, revenue sharing, lock-in periods and exclusivity arrangements were commercially justifiable and did not result in market foreclosure.

The SAM Competition team advising BookMyShow was led by Harman Singh Sandhu, Partner; Yaman Verma, Partner; along with Raveena Kumari Sethia, Principal Associate; and Pranika Goel, Associate.

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