Competition Act

The breach is seen as a violation of confidentiality protocols, with potential implications for the credibility and timeline of the final order.

Proposed Competition Regulations: A lawyer’s dream but a nightmare for businesses?

Overly restrictive regulations can stifle economic activity and undo the good done by the economic reforms of the nineties

3 design deficiencies in the CCI's draft settlement & commitment regulations

An effective S&C mechanism must balance two competing interests - the CCI’s aim of eliminating anti-competitive harm and preventing recurrence, and the investigated parties’ desire to secure a clean chit in the quickest possible time, with little to no change to their business models.

New data protection bill encompasses antitrust provisions, redefines `consent’ in digital economy

Globally, there is a convergence of laws governing competition and data protection and privacy. With the new Bill, India appears to have taken the same path.

Avoiding unintended consequences of ex-ante regulation of digital markets

One of the changes being considered is the introduction of forward-looking regulation for digital markets, but finding a balance to ensure overregulation does not stifle growing companies while maintaining a healthy competitive environment will pose a challenge.

The amended Competition Act a game changer, but there are practical issues to be mindful of

The changes are intended to make the Competition Commission of India (CCI) robust and nimble. What does this mean, in practice, for corporate India?

Competition Act Amendment: CCI gets more enforcement tools to address emerging challenges

The introduction of the deal value threshold, a settlements and commitments system, and provisions capturing hub and spoke cartels, seek to align the Competition Act with global competition regimes

Going after digital dominance: Can the government get a grip on it?

The government has set up a panel to draft a new digital competitive law. But it needs to ensure that it has considered all the issues and nuances while framing the Act

Should India emulate EU rules targeting Big Tech firms?

The interest of consumers, rather than those of narrow interest groups, must stay central to India’s competition law and policy

Explained | What is the role of Competition Commission of India

What the CCI does has assumed great significance amid rapid growth of technology and e-commerce domains as well as increasing mergers and acquisitions (M&As) across industries.

Competition Law: Will the proposed changes give more power to the CCI? | CCI Chairman Exclusive

The Competition Amendment Bill aims to bring sweeping changes to India’s Law, setting new checks on abuse of dominance, purchase of controlling stakes and M&A agreements by companies and much more. Nisha Poddar is in conversation with CCI Chairman, Ashok Kumar Gupta to share more details on the bill

NCLAT judgment in Amazon-Future case sends a strong message, say experts

The setback faced by Amazon is also likely to act as a cautionary tale for others who are likely to seek CCI approval in line with regulatory compliance, legal experts believe.

CCI orders probe against Tata Motors for alleged unfair biz practices

CCI observed that the complainants are primarily aggrieved that Tata Motors has imposed unfair terms and conditions in the dealership agreement for commercial vehicles in abuse of its dominant position in contravention of the provisions of Section 4 of the Competition Act.

Distress Profiteering | State must not misuse its unfair advantage

The competition law does not apply to the exercise of sovereign functions by the government. However, if it did, many of State's actions during the pandemic would have come under severe censure

Do new-age markets call for new merger thresholds? The India story

Soaring high-value M&A deals in the digital space that skip antitrust merger review have spurred a global debate on how fitting merger control thresholds really are

Delhi HC seeks Swedish firm Ericsson's response on CCI's plea

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also issued notice to Mumbai-based M/s Best IT World (India) Pvt Ltd which had alleged before Competition Commission of India (CCI) that Ericsson was abusing its dominant position, seeking its response by November 7.

CCI rejects complaint against Vodafone India

After finding that the company is not a dominant position and there is enough competition in the relevant market - 'market for provision of international mobile data services in Mumbai' - the watchdog has rejected the complaint.

Sound body of jurisprudence will help CCI, says Chawla

His comments came against the backdrop of some entities moving courts in matters involving competition law and allegedly contesting the jurisdiction of CCI in a particular issue.

Setback for DLF: Delhi HC allows CCI to investigate

The CCI was probing alleged anti-competitive practices of DLF in its "New Town Heights" project in Gurgaon.

CCI imposes Rs 2544.64 cr penalty on 14 auto companies

The CCI has imposed a penalty of Rs 2544.64 crores on 14 auto companies for distorting fair competition and charging arbitrary and higher prices for spare partsd

CCI slaps penalty of Rs 1cr on Etihad for Sec 43A violation

This penalty, worth Rs 1 crore, is primarily for implementing part of the commercial agreement with Jet Airways even before the CCI‘s approval came in.

CCI clears Jet-Etihad deal

In the order the commission has mentioned very specifically that if ever in future the commission finds that either of the companies or this combination is having any implications or impact on competition then action could be taken against them.

Will the Ultratech-JP deal raise competition concerns?

It is not known at what stage regulatory approvals are, or whether the parties have even approached the regulator so far. But competition lawyers feel the CCI is likely to examine the deal to see if there is any appreciable adverse effect on competition.

CCI to probe market abuse charges against DDA

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has asked its Director General, the regulator's investigating agency, to initiate a probe in respect of allegations regarding violation of various provisions of the Competition Act by the DDA.

'Group Company' Defined!

The RBI version, the Competition Act version, and now the Commerce Ministry version- all offering different definitions of Group Company. The latest one by the Commerce Ministry has come after a 3 year long wait.