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Insolvency & Competition: Legal Imperatives Post Independent Sugar Corp. v. Girish Sriram

Corporate Law : Explore intersection of India's insolvency and competition laws, focusing on mandatory CCI approval for mergers in resolution plan...

July 11, 2025 984 Views 0 comment Print

India’s Green Channel Reforms: M&A Approval Hurdles

Corporate Law : Explore India's reformed Green Channel framework for M&A approvals, analyzing the impact of new regulations on efficiency, complia...

July 4, 2025 1335 Views 0 comment Print

Merger Remedies under Indian Competition Law: CCI’s Approach

Corporate Law : Explore the Competition Commission of India’s merger remedies, including structural, behavioral, and hybrid solutions, to addres...

November 8, 2024 1581 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Fines Maruti Suzuki ₹200 Cr for Anti-Competitive Practices

Corporate Law : CCI penalizes Maruti Suzuki ₹200 crore for restricting dealer discounts under anti-competitive policies. Case highlights include...

November 7, 2024 2550 Views 0 comment Print

Allegations against PVR for Abuse of Dominant Position: CCI’s Ruling Clarified

Corporate Law : CCI finds no evidence of PVR's alleged abuse of dominance in film exhibition. Claims lacked support, validating PVR's business str...

October 27, 2024 918 Views 0 comment Print


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Competition Law Reforms Rolled Out With Global Turnover Penalties, Says Government

Corporate Law : Parliament was informed that no antitrust or merger cases originated from Jammu and Kashmir during the year. The key takeaway is t...

February 10, 2026 552 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Orders Probe into IndiGo Flight Disruptions Under Competition Act

Corporate Law : The competition watchdog has initiated further proceedings over widespread flight disruptions, signaling that the matter merits ex...

December 23, 2025 813 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Releases Market Study Report on Artificial Intelligence & Competition

Corporate Law : The CCI released a market study on AI and competition, identifying emerging risks and advocating for government policies to lower ...

October 15, 2025 1197 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Frequently asked Questions on Combinations

Corporate Law : M&As must be notified to CCI only if they meet specific thresholds under Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2002. Details on combin...

May 21, 2025 3105 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Releases Diagnostic Toolkit Towards Completive Tenders

Corporate Law : SEO Meta Description: Learn about the importance of competition in public procurement, common anti-competitive practices like bid-...

May 21, 2025 543 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Delhi Liquor Policy Case: CCI Orders Probe Into Alleged Anti-Competitive Retail & Wholesale Agreements

Corporate Law : CCI directed investigation into allegations that certain liquor manufacturers and distributors entered into restrictive agreements...

May 11, 2026 423 Views 0 comment Print

RFP Restriction in Banking Software Tender to Authorized Vendors is Justified: CCI

Corporate Law : Allegations of an implied anti-competitive agreement between a regulator and a software provider were rejected. The Commission fou...

April 21, 2026 384 Views 0 comment Print

Adani Case Closed as No Evidence of Anti-Competitive Conduct in Solar Tender Design

Corporate Law : The Commission found no proof that tender conditions excluded competitors or favoured select players. It held that procurement ter...

April 17, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

No Abuse of Dominance Found as Price Variations Linked to Market Factors: CCI

Corporate Law : The case examined allegations of inflated and discriminatory pricing in supply of a critical railway component. The Commission hel...

April 9, 2026 288 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Finds Bid Rigging in Police Tenders via Common IP & Sequential DDs

Corporate Law : The Commission held that bidders colluded by quoting identical and patterned prices across multiple tenders. It found that such co...

April 9, 2026 498 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CCI Penalises Tech Major for Discriminatory India-Only Warranty Policy on Desktop CPUs

Corporate Law : The CCI held that restricting warranty services in India to products bought from authorised distributors was unfair and discrimina...

February 12, 2026 516 Views 0 comment Print

CCI (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025

Corporate Law : Summary of the Competition Commission of India (Determination of Cost of Production) Regulations, 2025. Details key changes, defin...

May 6, 2025 1428 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Issues Regulations on Recovery of Monetary Penalties

Corporate Law : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) notifies new regulations for recovering monetary penalties, detailing procedures for dem...

February 25, 2025 1233 Views 0 comment Print

CCI Imposes ₹213.14 Crore Penalty on WhatsApp Meta for Privacy Violations

Corporate Law : CCI penalizes Meta ₹213.14 crore for abusing dominance through WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. Cease-and-desist orders an...

November 18, 2024 1470 Views 0 comment Print

Competition Commission of India (General) Amendment Regulations, 2024

Corporate Law : Explore the amendments to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) regulations in 2024, enhancing transparency and procedures. Un...

May 10, 2024 1353 Views 0 comment Print


Microsoft justified in Different pricing for different licenses – CAT

February 25, 2013 858 Views 0 comment Print

There was nothing to show that unfair pricing was done by Microsoft in selling identical licence at different prices. No evidence was brought. The respondent was not tying its OEM with new computers. The purchase of personal computer has the choice to have the programme of Microsoft Office or Words getting installed in its computer if he so chooses. This cannot be, therefore, an example of tying up. There was no compulsion on the appellant to purchase Microsoft software to purchase the computers only as the OEM licensee was free to sell their product, i.e., personal computer even without the warranty that would clearly end the argument about the tying up.

Uniform practice of offering discounts is not restrictive- CAT

February 15, 2013 502 Views 0 comment Print

Considering the Section and its language plainly, it is apparent that the agreement to allow concessions and benefits including allowances, discounts, rebates or credit have to have a nexus with the dealings of the respondent. The said dealings would not cover a uniform policy by the respondent to sell its product. We agree with Shri Makheeja when he says that if there is a discrimination between authorized dealers inter se, it would amount to a restrictive trade practice but in that case, it will be that the dealing of the respondent with a particular dealer was discriminatory in comparison to its dealing with another dealer. Such is not the case here.

Whether foreign airlines had abused their dominant position in terminating commission payable to travel agents?

January 22, 2013 915 Views 0 comment Print

Director General had concluded on the basis of his investigation that it was not proved that foreign airlines hold about 90% market share in the relevant market of international flying to and fro from India. The appellant was unable to give any specific statistics before the CCI or even before us. On the other hand, from the documents on record

Abuse of dominant position cannot be alleged if other players also exist in the same market

January 18, 2013 1131 Views 0 comment Print

As per the information available in public domain, it is clear that the OP was not the only real estate developer offering commercial office space in Delhi. There are other real estate developers as well, e.g., Ansal API, Unitech, BPTP, Omaxe, Parsavnath etc.Presence of other real estate developers offering commercial office space also indicates that the informant was not dependent upon the opposite party for provisioning of an office space.

Upward revision of freight by railways cannot be considered as abuse of dominant position

January 15, 2013 775 Views 0 comment Print

By the statutory provision, the legislature has authorized the Central Government to classify and revise rates/freight with respect to carriage of passenger and goods. The impugned rate instructions/circulars issued by OP were uniformly applicable for all the entities who wanted to avail the services of Indian railways for transporting their goods.

Even in absence of separate proceeding alleging unfair, monopolistic or restrictive trade practice, an application for compensation u/s. 12B of MRTP Act is maintainable

January 12, 2013 846 Views 0 comment Print

Section 12B was introduced in the MRTP Act by Act 30 of the 1984 as an independent remedy for a claimant in addition to a suit that he may file to claim any loss or damage that he may suffer by reason of any monopolistic or restrictive or unfair trade practice as would be clear from sub-section (4) of section 12B. There is no reference at all in section 12B of the MRTP Act to the provisions of either section 10

‘Jab tak hai Jaan’ won against ‘Son of Sardar’ – CCI finds no contravention

November 7, 2012 5456 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India has held that there is no contravention of the provisions of the Act by the alleged agreement between Yash Raj Films Private Limited and its various associated enterprises. The Competition Commission of India passed its order in the case filed by Ajay Devgn Films against Yash Raj Films Private Limited.

Company not having dominant position in relevant market can’t abuse it

August 22, 2012 2385 Views 0 comment Print

GAL is not enjoying the position of dominance in the relevant market on any of the parameters and factors given in section 19(4). GAL is not found to be in a dominant position in terms of the market share, market structure, size and resources, dependence of consumers etc. Thus, when the GAL is not in a dominant position in the relevant market the question of abuse of its dominance does not arise. Therefore, in the instant matter, no case of violation of provisions of section 4 is made out.

Chemist association held guilty of taking anti-competitive measure

July 15, 2012 6188 Views 0 comment Print

a. In the appointment of stockists by way of issue of ‘NOC’ and regulating the number of stockists in contravention of Section 3(3)(b) of the Competition Act, 2002. b. In preventing and restricting the retailers from allowing discounts to the consumers in contravention of Section 3(3)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002. As mentioned earlier a suo motto investigation be initiated into the nexus between associations both horizontal and vertical for as observed most of the practices have evolved over several decades. In fact, association in the pharma industry associations have impacted on several activities along the value chain.

FAQs on Competition Commission of India (CCI)

June 25, 2012 4918 Views 0 comment Print

What is competition in the market? • In common parlance, competition in the market means sellers striving independently for buyers’ patronage to maximize profit (or other business objectives). • A buyer prefers to buy a product at a price that maximizes his benefits whereas the seller prefers to sell the product at a price that maximizes his profit.

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