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Stranded Passengers and Sky-High Fares: CCI Steps In Against IndiGo

Corporate Law : This case examines whether borrowing costs should be capitalised using full-year borrowings or only those during the eligible peri...

February 6, 2026 720 Views 1 comment Print

Abuse of Dominance: A Case-Based Analysis

Corporate Law : The Court’s 2025 ruling upheld CCI’s power to impose structural and personal penalties without a second notice, marking a majo...

November 12, 2025 1392 Views 0 comment Print

Investigating Anti Competitive practices in digital markets

Corporate Law : India is moving to regulate Big Tech's anti-competitive practices like predatory pricing, self-preferencing, and data misuse. A ne...

October 31, 2025 822 Views 0 comment Print

Merger Control in Indian Competition Law: A Comparative & Strategic Analysis

Corporate Law : An analysis of India’s merger control under CCI rules, deal value threshold, key cases, and comparisons with US, EU, and UK fram...

July 18, 2025 1479 Views 0 comment Print

Merger Control in India: CCI, Companies Act & Competition Act

Corporate Law : Explore India’s merger control laws under Competition Act and Companies Act, CCI’s role, key cases and emerging reforms for a ...

July 12, 2025 2412 Views 1 comment Print


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CCI Invites Public Comments on Conduct Rules to Safeguard Confidential Competition Data

Corporate Law : The proposed rules establish a comprehensive conduct framework for CCI employees, including integrity, conflict-of-interest contro...

March 18, 2026 246 Views 0 comment Print

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 registered 54 Antitrust Cases, 149 M&A Filings in 2025

Corporate Law : Enforcement activity rose with steady antitrust actions and quicker merger disposals, aided by reduced timelines and streamlined p...

February 10, 2026 513 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

Amendments To Competition Act, 2002 for India’s Digital Markets

Corporate Law : The 2023 Competition Amendment Act strengthens CCI powers, introduces thresholds for high-value deals, and expands anti-competitiv...

December 3, 2025 1122 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


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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

Govt notifies clause (f) of section 19 of Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023

Corporate Law : Clause (f) of Section 19 of the Competition Amendment Act 2023 comes into effect on 19th September 2024, as per the Ministry of Co...

September 19, 2024 759 Views 0 comment Print


MCA Invites public comments on Competition Act, 2002

November 21, 2018 783 Views 0 comment Print

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the competition Act/Rules/Regulations in view of changing business environment and bring necessary changes, if required.

Rounding Off Railway Fares Prima Facie Abuse of Dominance: CCI

November 9, 2018 7866 Views 0 comment Print

Mr. Meet Shah Vs Union of India, Ministry of Railway (Competition Commissioner of India) Railway and IRCTC (Opposite Parties) have not been able to convince the Commission as to why the policy of rounding off of actual base fares to the next higher multiple of Rs.5 is applicable to the sale of online tickets, when […]

Motive Irrelevant In determining Abuse Of Dominance: CCI

November 9, 2018 1044 Views 0 comment Print

Velankani Electronics Private Limited Vs Intel Corporation (Competition commission of India) The OP has also argued that it has no incentive to deny access to anyone to the Server or Server-Board market segment. The OP’s interests are aligned to ensure multiple manufacturers of Server-Boards and Servers. Since the OP’s primary focus in the Server business […]

Govt constitutes Competition Law Review Committee

October 1, 2018 639 Views 0 comment Print

In pursuance of its objective of ensuring that Legislation is in sync with the needs of strong economic fundamentals, the Government has constituted a Competition Law Review Committee to review the Competition Act.

CCI imposes penalty upon Esaote for abusing dominant position

September 27, 2018 1425 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 9.33 lac upon Esaote S.p.A and Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Pvt. Ltd. (‘Esaote’) for abusing dominant position in supplying dedicated standing/ tilting MRI machines.

NCLAT upheld Rs 6,700 cr CCI penalty for cartelisation on cement-makers’

September 18, 2018 2037 Views 0 comment Print

NCLAT Delhi affirms penalty on Ambuja Cements and others for anti-competitive practices. Detailed order upheld, cease-and-desist directive issued.

Consumer Favouritism And Mergers: Rethinking CCI’s Consumer Welfare Approach In Light Of Objectives Of Competition Law

September 16, 2018 1077 Views 0 comment Print

INTRODUCTION The Competition Commission of India’s handling of mergers in recent times is surreptiously paving the way for Monopolies in Indian markets. The justification behind allowing mergers to take place is to promote economic efficiency using competition as means for creating a market responsive to consumer preferences. Consumer Welfare Approach (CWA) falls in line with […]

Alleged unfair pricing by super-specialty hospitals: CCI widens investigation scope

September 6, 2018 945 Views 0 comment Print

CCI orders widening the scope of investigation by the Director General in the matter relating to alleged unfair pricing by super-specialty hospitals in and around Delhi The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is inquiring into a matter (Case No. 77 of 2015) for alleged violation of provisions of Section 3 and 4 of the Competition […]

CCI order regarding cartelisation in Indian Zinc-Carbon Dry Cell Batteries Market 

August 30, 2018 2940 Views 0 comment Print

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) passed a final order imposing penalty on Panasonic Energy India Co. Limited Panasonic) and Geep Industries (India) Private Limited (Geep) for colluding to fix prices of zinc-carbon dry cell batteries in India. In respect of Panasonic, CCI granted 100 percent reduction in penalty by invoking the provisions of Section 46 of the Competition Act, 2002 (the Act) read with the Competition Commission of India (Lesser Penalty) Regulations, 2009 (Lesser Penalty Regulations). 

CCI penalises All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position

July 12, 2018 3900 Views 0 comment Print

CCI issues order against All India Chess Federation for abuse of dominant position and imposition of unreasonable vertical restraints on chess players and organisation of chess events; Imposes penalty of Rs. 6.92 lakhs on AICF for the Anti-Competitive conduct.

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