* This piece was first published in the November 2017 issue of the Practical Lawyer [(2017) PL (Comp. L) November 86]
Enforced in 2011, the Indian merger control regime envisages an ex-ante assessment by the Competition Commission of India (CCI)
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Arbitrating Competition Law Disputes in India
This piece was first published in the October 2017 edition of the Manupatra Competition Law Reports.
Over the years arbitration has become a preferred private and consensual mode of dispute resolution. Arbitral tribunals and courts have been dealing with complex…
Excessive Pricing: A Neglected Antitrust Concept?
This piece was first published in the October 2017 issue of The Practical Lawyer [(2017) PL (Comp. L) October 104]
Antitrust authorities worldwide have actively investigated and penalised dominant enterprises on various types of anti-competitive conduct. However, historically, very few…
Disruptive Innovations: CCI’s Progressive Outlook
This piece was first published in the Competition Policy International on August 28, 2017
Introduction
If one looks back at the progress of human kind- one will see that every step forward was always greeted with great scepticism. Inventions and…
India Bids Adieu to 30 Day Notification Regime
This piece was first published in the September 2017 issue of The Practical Lawyer [(2017) PL (Comp. L) September 82]
The Indian merger control regime has evolved substantially over the years since its introduction in June 2011. The preceding six…
MCA Exempts Central Public Sector Enterprises Engaged in Oil and Gas Sector from CCI Notification
In the Budget Speech for the financial year 2016-17, the Government of India proposed its vision to strengthen Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) engaged in the Oil and Gas Sectors (OGS) through consolidation, mergers and acquisitions.
Paving a way for…
Resale Price Maintenance : Has CCI Upped the Ante?
This piece was first published in the August 2017 issue of The Practical Lawyer [(2017) PL (Comp. L) August 80]
Price fixing arrangements strike at the very heart of antitrust violations since they go against the accepted norm of price…
CCI Reprimands Film Industry Trade Unions for Engaging in Anti-Competitive Behaviour
On 31 October 2017, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed cease and desist orders against certain national and regional trade associations of film artists and producers for engaging in practices of controlling/limiting the supply of services and market sharing.…
Coal Transporters Penalised for Bid-Rigging
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a cumulative penalty of INR 120 million (approx. USD 1.87 million) on ten coal and sand transporters (Opposite Parties or OPs) for bid-rigging. The OPs were found to have rigged the bids…
Nationalized Banks Exempt from Merger Control Scrutiny
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has through a notification published on August 30th, 2017, exempt reconstitution, transfer of whole or any part thereof and amalgamation of nationalised banks under the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of…