As per sections 5 & 6 of the Competition Act, the commission is empowered to probe a corporate deal for any possible breach of the competition law. However, the government has set a threshold limit as per which only those M&As would come under the CCI purview that have combined assets of R1,000 crore or more or combined turnover of R3,000 crore or more.

The investigation wing of the competition watchdog CCI is believed to have recommended action against the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for abusing its dominant position in currency derivatives trade segment. “…it is concluded that NSE has abused

The levy of a penalty by banks and housing finance companies for foreclosure of home loans does not amount to abuse of dominant position, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ruled on Tuesday, quashing borrowers’ hopes that the practice could be

Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2010 – Amendment in regulations 18,20,21 and 31 Notification No. L-3(2)/Regln- Gen. (Amdt.)/2009-10/CCI, dated 20-10-2010 issued by Competition Commission of India In exercise of the powers conferred by section 64 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Competition Commission of India hereby makes the following regulations [...]

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has set October 13 as the date for the hearing of the petition made by third-party administrators – intermediaries which manage health insurance claims. TPAs had moved the competition commission and Irda to b

Merger procedures may soon become easier for India Inc. The Government is planning to come up with an ordinance to do away with the process of sanction by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for small-ticket mergers and acquisitions. The ordinance will also ensure that the CCI takes a decision on an M&A application within 180 days, significantly down from the current 210 days.

To give teeth to investor redressal mechanisms, the ministry of corporate affairs is planning to set up an entirely new affiliate office with statutory powers to look into such investor concerns. To be developed on the lines of other MCA subsidiary b

The competition watchdog CCI has proposed setting up of state-level commissions to safeguard interests of small businesses and spread its reach to different parts of the country. The proposal forms part of the recommendations submitted to the Corporate Affairs Ministry on the National Competition Policy (NCP) by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The government also ordered it to hear cases that the MRTPC had failed to resolve when it was wound up last year. The government has expanded the mandate of a tribunal, which has been hearing pending cases of restrictive trade practices, to include cases of unfair trade practices and compensation from 18 January, said an official working for the judicial panel.

The government is likely to seek the Cabinet’s approval on amending the Competition Act 2002 to facilitate the winding up of the Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission before 2011. The Bill will essentially replace the ordinance issued in October this year. The ordinance was to allow winding up the MRTPC at the earliest against 2011 as specified in the Competition Act.