Question

A dominant steel manufacturer imposed a requirement on its distributors to maintain minimum markup percentages and not stock competitors' products. Distributors who violated were threatened with supply suspension. Under Section 4, which statements are correct? Statement 1: Imposing markup requirements on distributors is abuse of dominance. Statement 2: The exclusive stocking requirement is justified for brand protection. Statement 3: Threatening supply suspension for non-compliance with anticompetitive conditions is abuse. Statement 4: The manufacturer must prove legitimate business reasons for these requirements. Which statements are correct?

A Statements 1, 3, and 4 only
B Statements 1 and 2 only
C Statements 2 and 4 only
D Statements 2, 3, and 4 only
E All statements are correct
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