The Competition Commission of India announced the penalty decision against HP on July 13, local time, and imposed a total fine of 1,4237 million rupees. According to reports, Hewlett-Packard's Indian subsidiary was fined 1,268.7 billion rupees for allegedly manipulating tenders and forming a price coordination mechanism in government procurement projects. The case involved multiple procurement tenders on the Indian government's electronic procurement platform Government e-Marketplace. The CCI investigation determined that between 2017 and 2020, HP India coordinated with some authorized dealers to participate in government procurement projects involving personal computer products and printing supplies, including products such as laptops, desktops, workstations, printer cartridges, and toners.

The Competition Commission of India announced the penalty decision against HP on July 13, local time, and imposed a total fine of 1,4237 million rupees. According to reports, Hewlett-Packard's Indian subsidiary was fined 1,268.7 billion rupees for allegedly manipulating tenders and forming a price coordination mechanism in government procurement projects. The case involved multiple procurement tenders on the Indian government's electronic procurement platform Government e-Marketplace. The CCI investigation determined that between 2017 and 2020, HP India coordinated with some authorized dealers to participate in government procurement projects involving personal computer products and printing supplies, including products such as laptops, desktops, workstations, printer cartridges, and toners.