CCI directs M/s KKK Mills, Ludhiana and M/s Sankeshwar Synthetics Pvt. Ltd, Ludhiana to cease and desist from anti- competitive practices

• Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed a cease-and-desist order on 02.01.2026 against M/s KKK Mills, Ludhiana and M/s Sankeshwar Synthetics Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002 for collusive bidding in a defence procurement tender for Underpant Woollen.
• Violation found under Section 3(3)(d) read with Section 3(1) — i.e., bid rigging / collusive tendering, a per se anti-competitive horizontal agreement.
• A textbook UPSC case study on CCI's enforcement powers, cartel detection in public procurement, and defence acquisitions integrity.